The parties to the arbitration may obtain discovery in the same manner as provided by law for discovery in civil cases in the superior courts.
(Code 1933, § 7-413, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 2270, § 2; Code 1981, §9-9-122; Code 1981, §9-9-72, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1988, p. 903, § 3.)