2021 Georgia Code
Title 9 - Civil Practice
Chapter 4 - Declaratory Judgments
§ 9-4-1. Purpose and Construction of Chapter
The purpose of this chapter is to settle and afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and this chapter is to be liberally construed and administered.
(Ga. L. 1945, p. 137, § 13.)
Law reviews.- For survey article on administrative law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2008). For annual survey of law on real property, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 283 (2010).
JUDICIAL DECISIONSANALYSIS
- General Consideration
- Application
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 22A Am. Jur. 2d, Declaratory Judgments, §§ 5, 6, 11.
C.J.S.- 26 C.J.S., Declaratory Judgments, § 7 et seq.
U.L.A.- Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (U.L.A.) § 12.
ALR.
- Declaration of rights or declaratory judgments, 12 A.L.R. 52; 19 A.L.R. 1124; 50 A.L.R. 42; 68 A.L.R. 110; 87 A.L.R. 1205; 114 A.L.R. 1361; 142 A.L.R. 8.
What constitutes plain, speedy, and efficient state remedy under Tax Injunction Act (28 USCS § 1341), prohibiting federal district courts from interfering with assessment, levy, or collection of state business taxes, 31 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 237.
