{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-2-40","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-2-40","heading":"No abatement on death of party where cause survives.","body":"No action shall abate by the death of either party, where the cause of action shall in any case survive to or against the legal representatives of the deceased party, either in the same or any other form of action.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 2 Actions Generally","Article 3 Abatement"],"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":"ccbfb1f01a967f74b9ea34b95705a795081ed8f29d93b9ae2a2b21ea10f7a6ad","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-2-30","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-2-41","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."}