Any witness summoned pursuant to Code Section 52-6-39, whose testimony shall appear to be material and who shall fail to appear, may be attached by the commissioners. The attachment may be directed to a sheriff or constable and made returnable to the next superior court of the county; and the court may fine the witnesses in a sum not exceeding $100.00, unless a good excuse is made to the judge of the court. The witness shall also be liable to action at the action of the party injured by the nonattendance.
O.C.G.A. § 52-6-40
Failure of witness to answer subpoena
— Laws 1832, Cobb’s 1851 1882, § 1528; Civil Code 1895, § 1676; Digest, p. 45; Code 1863, § 1477; Code Civil Code 1910, § 1922; Code 1933, 1868, § 1534; Code 1873, § 1528; Code …
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