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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-4-40. Payment to creditor or agent.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-4-40. Payment to creditor or agent.

Payment of money due to a creditor or his agent shall be sufficient to discharge the debtor upon the obligation; and, if such agent receives property other than currency in satisfaction of the obligation, the creditor is bound thereby.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2805; Code 1868, § 2813; Code 1873, § 2864; Code 1882, § 2864; Civil Code 1895, § 3717; Civil Code 1910, § 4311; Code 1933, § 20-1001.