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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-1-11. Effect of equal equities; effect of unequal equities.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-1-11. Effect of equal equities; effect of unequal equities.

Where equities are equal, the law shall prevail. If equities are unequal, the superior equity shall prevail. Superior diligence as to time will create such inequality.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3020; Code 1868, § 3032; Code 1873, § 3087; Code 1882, § 3087; Civil Code 1895, § 3927; Civil Code 1910, § 4524; Code 1933, § 37-107.

## Law Reviews

For note, the voluntary-payment doctrine in Georgia, see 16 Ga. L. Rev. 893 (1982).