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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-15-7. Liability of attorney guilty of willful neglect or misconduct for costs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-15-7. Liability of attorney guilty of willful neglect or misconduct for costs.

If any plaintiff is involuntarily dismissed or cast in the action by reason of the willful neglect or misconduct of his attorney, his attorney shall be liable for the costs which may have accrued in the case. In like manner, if any defendant is cast in the action by reason of the willful neglect or misconduct of his attorney, his attorney shall be liable for the costs thereof.

## History

Laws 1799, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 505; Code 1863, § 3602; Code 1868, § 3626; Code 1873, § 3676; Code 1882, § 3676; Civil Code 1895, § 5386; Civil Code 1910, § 5981; Code 1933, § 24-3402.