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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-13-55. Seizure prerequisite to sale of personalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-13-55. Seizure prerequisite to sale of personalty.

To authorize a sale of personal property there shall be an actual or constructive seizure.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2581; Code 1868, § 2583; Code 1873, § 2625; Code 1882, § 2625; Civil Code 1895, § 5452; Civil Code 1910, § 6057; Code 1933, § 39-1310.