Georgia § 11-3-119 - Notice of right to defend action.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 11-3-119 — Notice of right to defend action., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-3-119. Notice of right to defend action.
In an action for breach of an obligation for which a third person is answerable over pursuant to this article or Article 4 of this title, the defendant may give the third person written notice of the litigation, and the person notified may then give similar notice to any other person who is answerable over. If the notice states that (i) the person notified may come in and defend; and (ii) failure to do so will bind the person notified in an action later brought by the person giving the notice as to any determination of fact common to the two litigations, the person notified is so bound unless after seasonable receipt of the notice the person notified does come in and defend. (Code 1981, § 11-3-119 , enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1306, § 3.)
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Section 11-3-119 ("Notice of right to defend action.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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