Chapter 11. Civil Practice Act · Article 10. Forms · Last amended 1980 · Last verified July 17, 2026
In one sentenceO.C.G.A. § 9-11-106 gives a sample complaint for a lender suing to recover an unpaid loan, alleging that the defendant owes a stated sum for money the plaintiff lent on a specific date and seeking judgment for that sum, interest, costs, and attorney fees where applicable.
Full Text of § 9-11-106
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IN THE ______________________ COURT OF ______________________ COUNTY
A.B., STATE OF GEORGIA Plaintiff ) ) v. ) ) Civil action C.D., ) File no. ______________________ Defendant ) (Clerk will insert ) number.)
COMPLAINT The defendant C.D., herein named, is a resident of ______________________ (street), ______________________ (city), ______________________ County, Georgia, and is subject to the jurisdiction of this court. Defendant owes plaintiff $10,000.00 for money lent by plaintiff to defendant on June 1, 1966. Wherefore, plaintiff demands judgment against defendant for the sum of $10,000.00, interest, costs, and attorney fees (where applicable).
______________________ Attorney for plaintiff ______________________ Address
Plain-English Summary
Of the debt-collection templates gathered in this article, this one pares the claim down the furthest. It covers a plain loan of money — cash handed over with an expectation of repayment — rather than goods, an account, or a signed note.
The complaint needs one sentence beyond the residency and jurisdiction allegation: the defendant owes the plaintiff a stated sum for money lent on a specific date. No repayment schedule, no interest rate, no written agreement gets pleaded — the form assumes an informal loan rather than one documented by a note. The closing demand tracks the article’s recurring pattern: the sum lent, interest, costs, and attorney fees where applicable.
That contrast with the promissory-note form is instructive. Where a note complaint quotes or attaches the instrument itself, this one shows what Georgia’s short, plain statement standard tolerates when no writing exists to attach — the loan date and amount carry the claim, with the underlying facts to be proven at trial.
Frequently Asked Questions
What facts must the complaint allege about the loan?
The date the plaintiff lent the money and the amount lent.
Does the form require pleading loan terms like an interest rate or a repayment date?
No. The template needs only the loan amount and the lending date; other terms would surface in evidence or a more detailed pleading if the case required it.
What does the plaintiff ask the court to award?
The loaned sum, interest, costs, and attorney fees where applicable.
How does this differ from the promissory-note complaint in this article?
No written note is quoted or attached, since the form assumes an informal loan rather than one backed by a signed instrument.
Is a written loan agreement required to use this form?
No. The template does not reference any writing, unlike the note-based complaint elsewhere in the article.
Amendment History
Ga. L. 1966, p. 609, § 106; Ga. L. 1980, p. 649, § 4.
Source & verification. Section text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, published by the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Georgia Code Revision Commission / LexisNexis. Last verified July 17, 2026.
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