A verdict may be amended in mere matter of form after the jury has dispersed. However, after a verdict has been received and recorded and the jury has dispersed, it may not be amended in matter of substance either by what the jurors say they intended to find or otherwise. History. Orig. Code 1863, § […]
If a part of a verdict is legal and a part illegal, the court will construe the verdict and order it amended by entering a remittitur as to that part which is illegal and giving judgment for the balance. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3423; Code 1868, § 3443; Code 1873, § 3493; Code 1882, […]
Judgment and execution shall conform to the verdict. History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3482; Code 1868, § 3504; Code 1873, § 3562; Code 1882, § 3562; Civil Code 1895, § 5333; Civil Code 1910, § 5928; Code 1933, § 110-301. Law reviews. For article comparing sections of the Georgia Civil Practice Act (Ch. 11, of […]
