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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-2-4. Pursuit of consistent or inconsistent remedies.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-2-4. Pursuit of consistent or inconsistent remedies.

A plaintiff may pursue any number of consistent or inconsistent remedies against the same person or different persons until he shall obtain a satisfaction from some of them.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 4945; Civil Code 1910, § 5522; Code 1933, § 3-114; Ga. L. 1967, p. 226, § 45.

## Law Reviews

For article discussing origin and validity of Georgia statute concerning election of remedies, see 14 Ga. L. Rev. 239 (1980).

For article, “Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel: New Defenses in Construction Litigation?,” see 21 Ga. St. B.J. 108 (1985).

For annual survey on commercial transportation, see 73 Mercer L. Rev. 47 (2021).

## History of Section.

This Code section is derived from the decision in Equitable Life Ins. Co. v. May, 82 Ga. 646, 9 S.E. 597 (1889).