13-5-5. Fraud.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Fraud renders contracts voidable at the election of the injured party.

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, § 2715; Code 1868, § 2709; Code 1873, § 2751; Code 1882, § 2751; Civil Code 1895, § 3669; Civil Code 1910, § 4254; Code 1933, § 20-502.

Cross references

General rules of pleading and requirement of setting forth fraud as an affirmative defense, § 9-11-8. Pleading of special matters, § 9-11-9. Fraud generally, § 23-2-50 et seq.

Law reviews

For article discussing effect of contracts involving fraud or inadequate consideration, see 4 Ga. L. Rev. 469 (1970). For annual survey of law of business associations, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 77 (2004). For note, ‘‘Incontestability Clauses in Georgia Insurance Contracts,’’ see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 850 (1979). For comment criticizing Gignilliat v. Borg, 131 Ga. App. 182, 205 S.E.2d 479 (1974), holding vendor’s misrepresentation as to status of property under zoning ordinance not fraudulent, see 26 Mercer L. Rev. 349 (1974).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t13-(v11)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, page 306; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 18573afb153d.