Effect of judgment on party vouched into court

Where a defendant may have a remedy over against another person and vouches him into court by giving notice of the pendency of the action, the judgment rendered therein shall be conclusive upon the person vouched, as to the amount and right of the plaintiff to recover. History. Civil Code 1895, § 5234; Civil Code 1910, § 5821; Code 1933, § 38-624. History of Section. This Code section is derived from the decisions in Western & A.R.R. v. City of Atlanta, 74 Ga. 774 (1885), and Faith v. City of Atlanta, 78 Ga. 779, 4 S.E. 3 (1887).