Section 18-3-70. Property bound by judgment in attachment

   When the defendant has given bond and security, or when he has appeared and made defense by himself or attorney at law without raising a valid defense of lack of jurisdiction over the person, the judgment rendered against him in such case shall bind all his property and shall have the same force and effect as when there has been personal service, and execution shall issue accordingly, but it shall be first levied upon the property attached. In all other cases, the judgment on the attachment shall only bind the property attached and the judgment shall be entered only against such property.

Code 1933, § 8-901, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1578, § 1; Code 1981, § 18-3-70, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 1578, § 2.