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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-2-844. Contract rights of officers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-2-844. Contract rights of officers.

(a) The appointment of an officer does not itself create contract rights.

(b) An officer’s removal does not affect the officer’s contract rights, if any, with the corporation. An officer’s resignation does not affect the corporation’s contract rights, if any, with the officer.

## History

Code 1981, § 14-2-844, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1070, § 1.