{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-15-7","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-15-7","heading":"Liability of attorney guilty of willful neglect or misconduct for costs.","body":"If any plaintiff is involuntarily dismissed or cast in the action by reason of the willful neglect or misconduct of his attorney, his attorney shall be liable for the costs which may have accrued in the case. In like manner, if any defendant is cast in the action by reason of the willful neglect or misconduct of his attorney, his attorney shall be liable for the costs thereof.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 15 Court and Litigation Costs"],"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 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T18:56:47Z","sha256":"c93744e3e0517e22bb08dbbb36040ebaa60d4c003a69de5d69e25c12c9c347e3","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-15-6","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-15-8","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}