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GA Code § 9-9-70 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-70. Postponement of Arbitration

 When, upon the meeting of the arbitrators, either party is not ready for trial, the referee may postpone the hearing of the case to a future day, which day shall be as early as may be consistent with the ends of justice, considering all the circumstances of the case. If one party is not ready for trial at the time appointed for the hearing of the case and the party has previously required two or more postponements of the trial, the referee shall determine whether the arbitration panel shall nonetheless hear the case or whether another postponement shall be granted, the determination to be consistent with the ends of justice, considering all the circumstances of the case.    (Code 1933, § 7-411, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-120; Code 1981, §9-9-70, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-71 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-71. Adjournments by Arbitrators; No Meeting Outside Group

 After the arbitrators have commenced their investigations, they may adjourn from day to day or for a longer time, if the ends of justice require it, until their investigations are completed and they have made up their award. The arbitrators shall not meet or discuss the case or any issue except as a group and with the referee present.    (Code 1933, § 7-412, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-121; Code 1981, §9-9-71, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-72 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-72. Discovery

 The parties to the arbitration may obtain discovery in the same manner as provided by law for discovery in civil cases in the superior courts.    (Code 1933, § 7-413, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-122; Code 1981, §9-9-72, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-73 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-73. Subpoena Power of Referee; Compensation of Witnesses

 The referee shall have all the powers of the superior courts to compel the attendance of witnesses before the arbitrators, to compel witnesses to testify, and to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses at the time and place of the meeting of the arbitrators. Subpoenas shall be served in the manner provided by law for the service of subpoenas in cases pending in the superior courts. Witnesses shall be entitled to the same compensation as witnesses in the superior courts, and the compensation may be collected in the same manner.    (Code 1933, § 7-414, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-123; Code 1981, §9-9-73, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-74 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-74. Powers of Referee to Compel Production of Documentary Evidence

 The referee shall have all the powers of the superior courts to compel parties to produce books and all other papers which may be deemed necessary and proper for the investigation of the matters submitted to arbitration, giving to the party, his agent, or his attorney, from whom the production is required, such notice as is required in the superior courts for the production of papers.    (Code 1933, § 7-415, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-124; Code 1981, §9-9-74, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-75 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-75. Competency of Witnesses

 All persons who are competent as witnesses in the superior courts shall be competent in all cases before the arbitrators.    (Code 1933, § 7-416, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-125; Code 1981, §9-9-75, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-76 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-76. Rules Governing Examination of Witnesses and Admission of Evidence

 The examination of witnesses and the admission of evidence shall be governed by the rules applicable to the superior courts.    (Code 1933, § 7-417, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-126; Code 1981, §9-9-76, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-77 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-77. Administration of Oaths by Referee

 The referee shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses and to administer all other oaths that may be necessary for carrying this article into full effect.    (Code 1933, § 7-418, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-127; Code 1981, §9-9-77, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1988, "article" was substituted for "part" near the end of the Code section.
GA Code § 9-9-78 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-78. Findings by Arbitrators; Concurrence of Two Sufficient

 The arbitrators shall make a written finding on each of the matters in controversy contained in the submission. If the arbitrators shall fail to agree on any finding, then any two of them may make the finding, which shall have the same force and effect as if made by all.    (Code 1933, § 7-419, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-128; Code 1981, §9-9-78, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-79 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-79. Copy of Findings Furnished Parties; Entry of Original on Court's Minutes; Effect and Enforcement; Clerk's Fees

 After the arbitrators have made their findings, the referee shall furnish each of the parties with a copy thereof. The original shall be entered on the minutes of the court authorizing the arbitration; it shall have all the force and effect of a judgment or decree of the court and may be enforced in the same manner at any time after the adjournment of the court. For the entering of the findings upon the minutes of the court, the clerk shall be entitled to the same fees allowed by law for the entering of judgments in other cases, to be paid by the parties as provided in the submission.    (Code 1933, § 7-420, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-129; Code 1981, §9-9-79, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-81 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-81. Costs; How Taxed

 The arbitrators shall return in their award the costs of the case, which they shall tax against the parties in accordance with the submission.    (Code 1933, § 7-422, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-131; Code 1981, §9-9-81, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-82. Compensation of Arbitrators and Referee

 The arbitrators and referee shall have such compensation for their services as may be agreed upon by the parties in the submission.    (Code 1933, § 7-423, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-132; Code 1981, §9-9-82, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-83 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-83. Civil and Criminal Immunity of Arbitrators

 An arbitrator shall not be civilly or criminally liable for libel, slander, or defamation of any of the parties to the arbitration for any statement or action taken within the official capacity of the arbitrator during the arbitration.    (Code 1933, § 7-424, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-133; Code 1981, §9-9-83, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)
GA Code § 9-9-84 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 9 - Arbitration|Article 2 - Medical Malpractice|§ 9-9-84. Governor's Commission on Obstetrics

 Repealed by Ga. L. 1990, p. 573, § 1, effective December 1, 1990.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1990, p. 573, § 1.
GA Code § 9-10-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-1. Preference Given to Cases in Which State Is Plaintiff

 Where civil cases are pending in the superior courts, the Court of Appeals, or the Supreme Court in which the state is a party plaintiff, preference shall be given to such cases over all other cases so pending; and the judges or Justices, as the case may be, shall use all the power vested in them by law to bring the cases to a speedy trial and, whenever required to do so by counsel for the state, shall take up the cases for trial and proceed to try the same, unless the defendant shows some good cause for continuance, when the case shall be continued to a future time in the same term, or to the next term, in the discretion of the court. Nothing in this Code section shall affect the right of the state to a continuance on a proper showing.   (Ga. L. 1876, p. 104, § 1; Code 1882, § 22a; Civil Code 1895, § 24; Civil Code 1910, § 24; Code 1933, § 81-1005; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 9.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 75 Am. Jur. 2d, Trial, §§ 76, 80, 83.   C.J.S.   - 88 C.J.S., Trial, § 77 et seq.
GA Code § 9-10-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-2. Actions Against State Void Absent Notice or Waiver

 Any verdict, decision, judgment, decree, order, ruling, or other judicial action by any court in this state in any matter in which this state or an official of this state in his official capacity is a party defendant, intervenor, respondent, appellee, or plaintiff in fi. fa. shall be void unless it affirmatively appears as a matter of record either:    That the Attorney General was given five days' advance written notice by the adverse party or his attorney of the time set for the particular trial, hearing, or other proceeding as a result of which the verdict, decision, judgment, decree, order, ruling, or other judicial action was entered;   That the Attorney General or an assistant attorney general was present in person at the trial, hearing, or other proceeding; or   That the Attorney General or an assistant attorney general has, in writing, waived the notice.    (Ga. L. 1956, p. 625, § 1; Ga. L. 2007, p. 47, § 9/SB 103.)    The 2007 amendment,  effective May 11, 2007, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, deleted "or" at the end of paragraph (1).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 46 Am. Jur. 2d, Judgments, §§ 471, 657, 658. 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, §§ 97, 119.   C.J.S.   - 49 C.J.S., Judgment, § 22. 82 C.J.S., Statutes, § 380.   ALR.    - Consent to suit against state, 42 A.L.R. 1464; 50 A.L.R. 1408.   Waiver of, or estoppel to assert, failure to give required notice of claim of injury to municipality, county, or other governmental agency or body, 65 A.L.R.2d 1278.   Forum non conveniens in products liability cases, 76 A.L.R.4th 22.   Questions as to Convenience and Justice of Transfer Under Forum Non Conveniens Provision of Judicial Code (28 U.S.C.A. § 1404(a)) - Appellate Patent Cases, 32 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 3.
GA Code § 9-10-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-3. Closed Trials Authorized in Certain Cases

 During the trial in any court of any case in which the evidence is vulgar and obscene or relates to improper sexual acts and tends to debauch the morals of the young, the presiding judge shall have the right, in his discretion and on his own motion, or on motion of the plaintiff or the defendant or their attorneys, to hear and try the case after clearing the courtroom of all or any portion of the audience.   (Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 111, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 5296; Ga. L. 1895, p. 49, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 5885; Code 1933, § 81-1006; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 9.)   Cross references.   - Corresponding provision relating to criminal procedure, § 17-8-53.    Exclusion of public from hearings or trials relating to determination of paternity, § 19-7-53.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Schwindler v. State, 261 Ga. App. 30, 581 S.E.2d 619 (2003).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Propriety of exclusion of press or other media representatives from civil trial, 39 A.L.R.5th 103.
GA Code § 9-10-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-4. Trial of Collateral Issues

 All collateral issues in the superior, state, or city courts, unless otherwise directed by law, shall be tried by jury.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 3532; Code 1868, § 3555; Code 1873, § 3612; Code 1882, § 3612; Civil Code 1895, § 4948; Civil Code 1910, § 5525; Code 1933, § 81-1010.)   Cross references.   - Right to trial by jury generally, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. I, Para. XI, and § 9-11-38.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Traverse of defendant's answer in garnishment action is not a collateral issue. Strickland v. Maddox, 4 Ga. 393 (1848).    Issue upon which the merits of the principal cause depends is not a collateral issue under this section. Mason & Dickinson v. Croom, 24 Ga. 211 (1858) (see O.C.G.A. § 9-10-4).   Motion to dismiss on ground that plaintiff was non compos mentis is collateral issue.    - When a motion is made to dismiss based on the contention that the evidence showed the plaintiff to be absolutely non compos mentis when the action was filed and also at the time of the trial, the court may refer this collateral issue to the jury. Central of Ga. Ry. v. Harper, 124 Ga. 836, 53 S.E. 391 (1906).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 47 Am. Jur. 2d, Jury, § 16.   C.J.S.   - 50 C.J.S., Juries, §§ 7, 16, 28 et seq., 47, 50 et seq., 61, 68, 75, 77, 124 et seq.
GA Code § 9-10-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-7. Expression by Judge of Opinion in Case Reversible Error

 It is error for any judge, during the progress of any case, or in his charge to the jury, to express or intimate his opinion as to what has or has not been proved. Should any judge violate this Code section, the violation shall be held by the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals to be error, the decision in the case shall be reversed, and a new trial shall be granted in the court below with such directions as the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals may lawfully give.   (Laws 1850, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 462; Code 1863, § 3172; Code 1868, § 3183; Code 1873, § 3248; Code 1882, § 3248; Civil Code 1895, § 4334; Penal Code 1895, § 1032; Civil Code 1910, § 4863; Penal Code 1910, § 1058; Code 1933, § 81-1104.)   Cross references.   - Effect of prejudicial statements to jury by counsel, § 9-10-185.    Corresponding provision relating to criminal procedure, § 17-8-57.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   ANALYSIS    General Consideration   Objections   New Trial Required   Application    RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 75 Am. Jur. 2d, Trial, § 276 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 89 C.J.S., Trial, § 520 et seq.   ALR.    - Propriety and correctness of instructions regarding maxim "falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus," 90 A.L.R. 74.    Propriety and effect of instruction or requested instruction which either affirms or denies jury's right to draw unfavorable inference against a party because he invokes privilege against testimony of person offered as witness by the other party or because he fails to call such person as a witness, 131 A.L.R. 693.    Comments in judge's charge to jury disparaging expert testimony, 156 A.L.R. 530.   Instruction mentioning or suggesting specific sum as damages in action for personal injury or death, 2 A.L.R.2d 454.   Coercive effect of verdict - urging by judge in civil case, 19 A.L.R.2d 1257.   Prejudicial effect of judge's disclosure to jury of motions or proceedings in chambers in civil case, 77 A.L.R.2d 1253.   Propriety and prejudicial effect of instructions referring to the degree or percentage of contributory negligence necessary to bar recovery, 87 A.L.R.2d 1391.   Instructions in a personal injury action which, in effect, tell jurors that in assessing damages they should put themselves in injured person's place, 96 A.L.R.2d 760.   Propriety and prejudicial effect of instructions in civil case as affected by the manner in which they are written, 10 A.L.R.3d 501.   Propriety and prejudicial effect of comment or instruction by court with respect to party's refusal to permit introduction of privileged testimony, 34 A.L.R.3d 775.   Propriety and prejudicial effect of trial court's inquiry as to numerical division of jury, 77 A.L.R.3d 769.   Pendency of criminal prosecution as ground for continuance or postponement of civil action involving facts or transactions upon which prosecution is predicated - state cases, 37 A.L.R.6th 511.
GA Code § 9-10-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-9. Jurors' Affidavits Permitted to Uphold but Not Impeach Verdict

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 10/HB 24, effective January 1, 2013.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Civil Code 1895, § 5338; Civil Code 1910, § 5933; Code 1933, § 110-109. For present provisions, see O.C.G.A. § 24-6-606.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 repeal of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2011).
GA Code § 9-10-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-10. Cash Bonds Permitted; Docketing

  Any party, litigant, or other person required or permitted by law to give or post bond or bail as surety or security for the happening of any event or act in all civil matters may discharge the requirement by depositing cash in the amount of the bond so required with the appropriate person, official, or other depository.   Any official or other person receiving any such bond shall give a receipt therefor and shall cause the fact of the receipt to be entered and recorded on the docket of the case in which it was given. If bond is given in a matter not appearing as a separate court case on a docket, a docket shall be prepared, maintained, and kept of all such transactions. The name and address of the person giving or making the bond, the date of the receipt of the bond, the name of the person receiving the bond, the amount of the bond, and a description of the cause for giving the bond, together with any and all other desirable information concerning the bond, shall be a part of the record in that separate docket.    (Ga. L. 1969, p. 41, §§ 1, 2; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 9.)   Cross references.   - Corresponding provision relating to criminal procedure, § 17-6-4.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Section provides alternative of depositing cash to giving bond.    - This section does not vary the previous law or procedure for recording bonds; it only provides that as an alternative to giving a bond, the person may satisfy the requirement by depositing cash. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-265 (see O.C.G.A. § 9-10-10).    Official who receives cash bond under this section is proper person to give the receipt and cause the fact to be entered and recorded on the docket of the case in which it was given. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-265 (see O.C.G.A. § 9-10-10).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 12 Am. Jur. 2d, Bonds, §§ 6, 7, 25, 26.   C.J.S.   - 11 C.J.S., Bonds, § 16 et seq.   ALR.   - Check or money as meeting requirement of appeal bond, 65 A.L.R.2d 1134.   Propriety of applying cash bail to payment of fine, 42 A.L.R.5th 547.
GA Code § 9-10-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 9 - Civil Practice|Chapter 10 - Civil Practice and Procedure Generally|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 9-10-11. When Appearance Bond Not Forfeited by Failure to Attend; Setting Aside Forfeiture of Appearance Bond

  No judgment decreeing the forfeiture of any appearance bond shall be rendered:   If it is shown to the satisfaction of the court by the sworn statement of a reputable physician that the principal in the bond was prevented from attending by some physical disability; or   If it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the principal in the bond was prevented from attending because he was detained in a penal institution in another jurisdiction. A sworn affidavit of the warden or other responsible officer of the penal institution in which the principal is being detained shall be considered adequate proof of the principal's detention.     If adequate proof is furnished within 60 days of the forfeiture of an appearance bond that the principal failed to appear on the date of forfeiture for one of the reasons set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section, the forfeiture shall be set aside.    (Ga. L. 1965, p. 266, §§ 1-3.)   Cross references.   - Corresponding provision relating to criminal procedure, § 17-6-72.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Stitt v. Busbee, 136 Ga. App. 44, 220 S.E.2d 59 (1975).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Date of forfeiture of appearance bond depends entirely upon the wording of each particular bond;  in the event the bond indicates an appearance at a term of court, forfeiture would not occur until the end of that particular term of court; if, however, the bond is returnable on a specific date, then the 60-day provision would commence to run from that date. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-30.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 8 Am. Jur. 2d, Bail and Recognizance, § 130 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 8 C.J.S., Bail; Release and Detention Pending Proceedings, §§ 28 et seq., 144 et seq.   ALR.    - Induction of principal into military or naval service as exonerating his bail for his nonappearance, 8 A.L.R. 371; 147 A.L.R. 1428; 148 A.L.R. 1400; 150 A.L.R. 1447; 151 A.L.R. 1462; 152 A.L.R. 1459; 153 A.L.R. 1431; 154 A.L.R. 1456; 156 A.L.R. 1457; 157 A.L.R. 1456.    Right to recover back cash bail or securities taken without authority, 48 A.L.R. 1430.   Bail: effect on surety's liability under bail bond of principal's incarceration in other jurisdiction, 33 A.L.R.4th 663.   Bail: effect on surety's liability under bail bond of principal's subsequent incarceration in same jurisdiction, 35 A.L.R.4th 1192.