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title: O.C.G.A. § 13-6-12. Effect of tender or deposit in court before trial upon recovery of costs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 13-6-12. Effect of tender or deposit in court before trial upon recovery of costs.

If the defendant in an action for breach of contract, before trial, tenders to the plaintiff or deposits in court as much as or more than he finally recovers, no costs shall be recovered accruing subsequent to the tender or deposit.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2887; Code 1868, § 2895; Code 1873, § 2946; Code 1882, § 2946; Civil Code 1895, § 3801; Civil Code 1910, § 4397; Code 1933, § 20-1409.

## Cross References

Deposits in court generally, § 9-11-67.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of law of contracts, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 107 (1986).