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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-13-32. Execution following death of defendant.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-13-32. Execution following death of defendant.

On the death of a defendant after final judgment when no execution has been issued prior to such death, execution may issue as though the death had not taken place.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3370; Code 1868, § 3389; Ga. L. 1873, p. 21, § 1; Code 1873, § 3437; Code 1882, § 3437; Civil Code 1895, § 5034; Civil Code 1910, § 5616; Code 1933, § 3-419.