9-15-12. Liability of plaintiff and attorney for costs when execution returned unsatisfied.

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If execution issues on a judgment recovered by the plaintiff against the defendant and the executing officer returns the same marked ‘‘No property to be found,’’ a fi. fa. may issue against the plaintiff for the purpose of recovering the costs from him; and, if the plaintiff resides outside the state, the fi. fa. shall issue against his attorney also.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Laws 1842, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 507; Code 1863, § 3611; Code 1868, § 3636; Code 1873, § 3686; Code 1882, § 3686; Civil Code 1895, § 5395; Civil Code 1910, § 5993; Code 1933, § 24-3411.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from T09 Ch12-16 (V7A) 2015.pdf, Volume V7A, 2015 edition, pages 409 to 410; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 c88496cf9e57.