2022 Georgia Code
Title 13 - Contracts
Chapter 5 - Defenses
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 13-5-5. Fraud
Fraud renders contracts voidable at the election of the injured party.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2715; Code 1868, § 2709; Code 1873, § 2751; Code 1882, § 2751; Civil Code 1895, § 3669; Civil Code 1910, § 4254; Code 1933, § 20-502.
Cross references.
General rules of pleading and requirement of setting forth fraud as an affirmative defense, § 9-11-8 .
Pleading of special matters, § 9-11-9 .
Fraud generally, § 23-2-50 et seq.
Law reviews.
For article discussing effect of contracts involving fraud or inadequate consideration, see 4 Ga. L. Rev. 469 (1970).
For comment criticizing Gignilliat v. Borg, 131 Ga. App. 182 , 205 S.E.2d 479 (1974), holding vendor’s misrepresentation as to status of property under zoning ordinance not fraudulent, see 26 Mercer L. Rev. 349 (1974).
For note, “Incontestability Clauses in Georgia Insurance Contracts,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 850 (1979).
For annual survey of law of business associations, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 77 (2004).
