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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-5-3. Exemption from contractual liability of minor.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-5-3. Exemption from contractual liability of minor.

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.

## 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.