Chapter

ACTIONS GENERALLY

O.C.G.A. § 9-2-1— Definitions
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-2— Actions in personam; actions in rem
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-3— Remedy for every right
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-4— Pursuit of consistent or inconsistent remedies
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-5— Prosecution of two simultaneous actions for same cause against same party prohibited; election; pendency of former action as defense; exception
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-6— Demand prior to action not necessary
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-7— Implied promise to pay for services or property
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-8— Private rights of action stated
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-20— Parties to actions on contracts; action by beneficiary
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-21— Parties to actions for torts; notice to Department of Community Health for a party who has received medical assistance benefits
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-22— Joinder of defendants in action for deficiencies in con- struction
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-23— Separate action by tenant in common
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-24— Action by unincorporated association
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-25— Action against unincorporated association; service of process; venue; what property bound by judgment
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-26— Prosecution of action against less than all joint contractors or copartners
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-27— Action against representative of joint obligor
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-28— Effect of action by minor alone
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-29— Plaintiff in penal action
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-30— Substitution of plaintiff's spouse or others in action on chose in action assigned as year’s support
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-40— No abatement on death of party where cause survives
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-41— Nonabatement of tort Death of putative father as precluding action for determination of paternity or for child support, 58 A.L.R.3d 188
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-42— Death of one or more codefendants; suggestion of re- cord
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-43— No abatement where some defendants not liable
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-44— Effect of former recovery; pendency of former action
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-45— No abatement for pendency of action in another state
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-46— Institution of action on same cause in other state; setting case in this state; postponement limited
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-47— Precedence of first filed informer’s action; abatement of others
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-60— Dismissal for want of prosecution; costs; recommencement within six months
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-61— Renewal of case after dismissal
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-62— Retraxit and dismissal or discontinuance distinguished
O.C.G.A. § 9-2-63— Affidavit of indigence for renewal of action