{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-3-29","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 5-3-29","heading":"[Repealed effective July 1, 2023] De novo investigation.","body":"An appeal to the superior court in any case where not otherwise provided by law is a de novo investigation. It brings up the whole record from the court below; and all competent evidence shall be admissible on the trial thereof, whether adduced on a former trial or not. Either party is entitled to be heard on the whole merits of the case.","path":["TITLE 5 Appeal And Error","CHAPTER 3 [Effective until July 1, 2023] Appeals to Superior or State Court","Article 2 [Repealed effective July 1, 2023] Procedure"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.05.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"d529382f61ca12bd5524a8f3b6ce2b9543a2773181e3a81ed3659ecc458372ed","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-3-28--2","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-3-29--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}