{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-11-21","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-11-21","heading":"Misjoinder and nonjoinder of parties.","body":"Misjoinder of parties is not ground for dismissal of an action. Parties may be dropped or added by order of the court on motion of any party or of its own initiative at any stage of the action and on such terms as are just. Any claim against a party may be severed and proceeded with separately.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 11 Civil Practice Act","Article 4 Parties"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.09.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":"c8ab7b4e26cfb6c7b805d3c9d870463b4f4f2d9aeee377b0f7c478f0bda8ff4b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-11-20","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-11-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}