5 chapters · 100 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 5-4-1 When certiorari shall lie; exception
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(a) The writ of certiorari shall lie for the correction of errors committed by any inferior judicatory or any person exercising judicial powers, including the judge of the probate court, except in cases touching the probate of wills, granting letters testamentary, and of administ…
O.C.G.A. § 5-4-10 Hudson v
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Watkins, 225 Ga. App. 455, 484 S.E.2d 24 (1997). Bond by amendment was invalid. — Trial court erred in granting a petition for a writ of certiorari as the petition was not accompanied by a bond as required by O.C.G.A. § 5-4-5(a), the hearing officer originally hearing the dispute…
O.C.G.A. § 5-4-11 Conduct of hearing generally; trial by jury
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(a) Certiorari cases shall be heard by the court without a jury, in chambers or in open court, upon reasonable notice to the parties, at any time that the matters may be ready for hearing. (b) Where a traverse to the answer has been filed and jury trial demanded, the matter may b…
O.C.G.A. § 5-4-12 Grounds of error considered generally; scope of review; technical distinctions abolished
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(a) No ground of error shall be considered which is not distinctly set forth in the petition. (b) The scope of review shall be limited to all errors of law and determination as to whether the judgment or ruling below was sustained by substantial evidence. (c) All technical distin…