Georgia § 52-6-41 - Taking of interrogatories and depositions from nonresidents and seamen.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 52-6-41 — Taking of interrogatories and depositions from nonresidents and seamen., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 52-6-41. Taking of interrogatories and depositions from nonresidents and seamen.
When the person whose attendance is required as a witness is a nonresident of the county where the matter or claim is pending or is a seaman, his interrogatories or depositions may be taken and returned to the commissioners in the manner provided by law for taking and returning interrogatories and depositions in the courts of record of this state and may be put in evidence before the commissioners when the personal attendance of the witness cannot be secured. Reasonable notice of intention to take the interrogatories or depositions and of the time and place of the hearing must be given to all persons interested, or to their attorneys, or to the master, agent, or charterer of any vessel, where the vessel or her owners or cargo are interested. (Laws 1832, Cobb's 1851 Digest, pp. 45, 46; Code 1863, §§ 1478, 1479; Code 1868, §§ 1535, 1536; Code 1873, §§ 1529, 1530; Code 1882, §§ 1529, 1530; Civil Code 1895, §§ 1677, 1678; Civil Code 1910, §§ 1923, 1924; Code 1933, §§ 80-203, 80-204; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 18; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 52.) Cross references. - Depositions, interrogatories, § 9-11-26 et seq.
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Section 52-6-41 ("Taking of interrogatories and depositions from nonresidents and seamen.") 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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