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# O.C.G.A. § 1-3-10. Execution of writings and contracts.

Except for wills of personalty of persons domiciled in another state or country, when writings or contracts are intended to have effect in this state they must be executed in conformity to the laws of this state.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 9; Code 1868, § 8; Code 1873, § 8; Code 1882, § 8; Civil Code 1895, § 8; Civil Code 1910, § 8; Code 1933, § 102-108; Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 188, § 38.

## Cross References

Required writing; signing; witnesses; codicil, § 53-4-20.

## Law Reviews

For article criticizing Georgia’s traditional rules for determining choice of law questions and discussing available alternatives, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 787 (1983).

For comment on Guy F. Atkinson Co. v. Fimian, 85 Ga. App. 200, 68 S.E.2d 236 (1951), as to choice of law governing a contract made in a different state than that in which it was to be performed, see 3 Mercer L. Rev. 346 (1952). For comment on Fimian v. Guy F. Atkinson Co., 209 Ga. 113, 70 S.E.2d 762 (1952), see 15 Ga. B. J. 217 (1952).