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2022 Georgia Code
Title 13 - Contracts
Chapter 5 - Defenses
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 13-5-7. Rescission or Release
Universal Citation: GA Code § 13-5-7 (2022)
A rescission of a contract by consent or a release by the other contracting party shall be a complete defense.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2800; Code 1868, § 2808; Code 1873, § 2859; Code 1882, § 2859; Civil Code 1895, § 3710; Civil Code 1910, § 4304; Code 1933, § 20-905.
Cross references.
General rules of pleading and requirement of setting forth release as an affirmative defense, § 9-11-8 .
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