Caution to be exercised in appointing receiver

The power of appointing receivers should be prudently and cautiously exercised and except in clear and urgent cases should not be resorted to. History. Civil Code 1895, § 4902; Civil Code 1910, § 5477; Code 1933, § 55-303. History of Section. The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Tumlin v. Vanhorn, 77 Ga. 315, 3 S.E. 264 (1887).