Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 159 - Civil cases; court costs and attorney's fees

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 9-15-15

1. Westmoreland  104th    2. Brooks  103rd           3. Ehrhart  36th
4. Breedlove  85th        5. Lakly  105th


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Code Sections amended: 9-15-15                                                                      


HB 159                                             LC 9 7911






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Chapter 15 of Title 9 of the Official Code of
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, relating to court and litigation costs in
  1- 3  civil cases, so as to provide that a plaintiff who loses at
  1- 4  trial shall pay all court costs and attorney's fees; to
  1- 5  provide for payment by the plaintiff's attorney of record if
  1- 6  such plaintiff is unable to pay such court costs and
  1- 7  attorney's fees; to provide that a subsequent reversal on
  1- 8  appeal shall not affect the plaintiff's or the plaintiff's
  1- 9  attorney's liability for costs and fees; to provide for
  1-10  related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
  1-11  purposes.

  1-12       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-13  Chapter 15 of Title 9 of the Official Code of Georgia
  1-14  Annotated, relating to court and litigation costs in civil
  1-15  cases, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new Code
  1-16  Section 9-15-15 to read as follows:

  1-17    "9-15-15. (Index)

  1-18    In any civil action in any court of record of this state,
  1-19    all attorney's fees and court costs shall be assessed
  1-20    against the plaintiff in such action if judgment is
  1-21    rendered against such plaintiff at trial. If the plaintiff
  1-22    is unable to pay such attorney's fees and court costs, or
  1-23    any portion thereof, in any such civil action, such
  1-24    attorney's fees and court costs or such portion thereof
  1-25    which the plaintiff is unable to pay shall be assessed
  1-26    against and paid by the plaintiff's attorney.  Subsequent
  1-27    reversal of such judgment on appeal shall not affect
  1-28    assessment of such attorney's fees and costs."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-29  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-30  repealed.




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