13-5-3. Exemption from contractual liability of minor.

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The exemption of a minor from contractual liability is a personal privilege. The party contracting with a minor may not plead it unless he was ignorant of the fact at the time of the contract nor may third persons avail themselves of it as a defense.

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, § 2694; Code 1868, § 2690; Code 1873, § 2732; Code 1882, § 2732; Civil Code 1895, § 3649; Civil Code 1910, § 4234; Code 1933, § 20-202.

Cross references

Borrowers deemed capable regardless of age, § 20-3-287.

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Text read from t13-(v11)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, page 303; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 18573afb153d.