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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 23 - EQUITY (§§ 23-1-1 — 23-4-38)
Chapter 2 - GROUNDS FOR EQUITABLE RELIEF (§§ 23-2-1 — 23-2-136)
Article 2 - ACCIDENT AND MISTAKE (§§ 23-2-20 — 23-2-34)
Section 23-2-21 - What mistakes relievable in equity; power to relieve to be exercised cautiously
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GA Code § 23-2-21 (2024)
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- (a) A mistake relievable in equity is some unintentional act, omission, or error arising from ignorance, surprise, imposition, or misplaced confidence.
- (b) Mistakes may be either of law or of fact.
- (c) The power to relieve mistakes shall be exercised with caution; to justify it, the evidence shall be clear, unequivocal, and decisive as to the mistake.
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