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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 13. CONTRACTS · Chapter 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

13-1-8. Contract defined — Entire and severable contracts.

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  1. (a)

    A contract may be either entire or severable. In an entire contract, the whole contract stands or falls together. In a severable contract, the failure of a distinct part does not void the remainder.#

  2. (b)

    The character of the contract in such case is determined by the intention of the parties.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2687; Code 1868, § 2683; Code 1873, § 2725; Code 1882, § 2725; Civil Code 1895, § 3643; Civil Code 1910, § 4228; Code 1933, § 20-112.

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Text read from t13-(v11)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, page 15; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 18573afb153d.