{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-51","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 5-5-51","heading":"Written basis for exercise of judicial discretion for new trial.","body":"In all civil cases in which a new trial is granted, if the grant of a new trial is based on the discretion of the judge, the judge shall set forth by written order the reason or reasons for the exercise of his discretion. Such order shall not be required to conform to the provisions of Code Section 9-11-52, relating to findings by the court.","path":["TITLE 5 Appeal And Error","CHAPTER 5 New Trial","Article 3 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":"d05323357b887dce736b254a2d4bb604f63bf9972898ec2c914c1beb0b92227c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-5-50","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-5-6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}