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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-4-8. When court may refuse declaratory judgment.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-4-8. When court may refuse declaratory judgment.

The court may refuse to render or enter a declaratory judgment or decree where the judgment or decree, if rendered or entered, would not terminate the uncertainty or controversy giving rise to the proceeding.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 137, § 9.