Georgia § 5-6-10 - Transmittal of remittitur to lower court generally.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 5-6-10 — Transmittal of remittitur to lower court generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-6-10. Transmittal of remittitur to lower court generally.
The decision of the appellate court and any direction awarded in the case shall be certified by the clerk to the court below, under the seal of the court. The decision and direction shall be respected and carried into full effect in good faith by the court below. The remittitur shall contain nothing more, except the costs paid in the appellate court. (Laws 1845, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 450; Laws 1850, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 455; Code 1863, § 4181; Code 1868, § 4220; Code 1873, § 4285; Code 1882, § 4285; Civil Code 1895, § 5597; Civil Code 1910, § 6216; Code 1933, § 6-1804.) Cross references. - Filing of remittitur and judgment, Uniform Superior Court Rules, Rule 38.
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