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Título 9. CIVIL PRACTICE · Capítulo 10. CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE GENERALLY · Artículo 2. VENUE · Parte 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

9-10-34. Action against third-party defendant.

Vigente

Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

El texto siguiente es la ley tal como la imprime el estado, en inglés.

  1. (a)

    As used in this Code section, the term:#

    1. (1)

      “Defending party” means a party to a civil action who is:#

      1. (A)

        A defendant who contends that a person or entity not a party to the action is or may be liable to the defendant for all or part of a plaintiff’s claim against the defendant;#

      2. (B)

        A plaintiff who contends that a person or entity not a party to the action is or may be liable to the plaintiff for all or part of another party’s claim against the plaintiff; or#

      3. (C)

        A third-party defendant who contends that a person or entity not a party to the action is or may be liable to the third-party defendant for all or part of a claim made in the action against the third-party defendant.#

    2. (2)

      “Third-party defendant” means any person or entity whom a defending party contends may be liable to the defending party for all or part of the claim made against the defending party in the action.#

  2. (b)

    The claim of a defending party against a third-party defendant may be tried in the county where the action in which the claim for which the third-party defendant may be wholly or partially liable to the defending party is pending; and such claim may be tried in such county even though the third-party defendant is not a resident of such county.#

  3. (c)

    The venue established under this Code section against a third-party defendant is dependent upon the venue over the defending party who brought the third-party defendant into the action, and if venue is lost over said defending party, whether through dismissal or otherwise, venue shall likewise be lost as to the third-party defendant.#

Las notas siguientes se imprimen con la sección, pero no son ley promulgada (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). Se muestran aparte del texto.

History

Code 1981, § 9-10-34, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1149, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 9.

Cross references

Constitutional authority for third-party venue provisions, Ga. Const. 1983,Art. VI, Sec. II, Para. VII. Third-party practice generally, § 9-11-14.

Law reviews

For article, “Defending the Lawsuit: A First-Round Checklist,” see 22 Ga. St. B.J. 24 (1985). For note, “Venue in Multidefendant Civil Practice in Georgia,” see 6 Ga. State U.L. Rev. 427 (1990).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t9-ch1-10-(v6)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volumen V6, edición 2023, página 757; acción de fusión: carried; SHA-256 del archivo ea8a520ad52f.