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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-5-8. Grant of injunctions in discretion of court; power to be exercised cautiously.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-5-8. Grant of injunctions in discretion of court; power to be exercised cautiously.

The granting and continuing of injunctions shall always rest in the sound discretion of the judge, according to the circumstances of each case. This power shall be prudently and cautiously exercised and, except in clear and urgent cases, should not be resorted to.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3141; Code 1868, § 3153; Code 1873, § 3220; Code 1882, § 3220; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4902, 4920; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5477, 5497; Code 1933, § 55-108.

## History of Section.

The language of this section is derived in part from the decision in Tomlin v. Vanhorn, 77 Ga. 315, 3 S.E. 264 (1887).