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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-6-41. When writ granted; time for return; trial of fact issues.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-6-41. When writ granted; time for return; trial of fact issues.

The writ of prohibition may be granted at any time, on proper showing made. The return must be in term. Any issue of fact made thereon must be tried as in equity cases.

## History

Code 1863, §§ 3133, 3136; Code 1868, §§ 3145, 3148; Code 1873, §§ 3201, 3209a; Code 1882, §§ 3201, 3209a; Civil Code 1895, §§ 4876, 4885; Civil Code 1910, §§ 5449, 5458; Code 1933, §§ 64-301, 64-302.

## History of Section.

The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Mayor of Brunswick v. Dure, 59 Ga. 803 (1877).