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# O.C.G.A. § 23-1-17. Scope of notice; ignorance due to negligence.

Notice sufficient to excite attention and put a party on inquiry shall be notice of everything to which it is afterwards found that such inquiry might have led. Ignorance of a fact due to negligence shall be equivalent to knowledge in fixing the rights of parties.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 3933; Civil Code 1910, § 4530; Code 1933, § 37-116.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘A Comprehensive Analysis of Georgia RICO,’’ see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 537 (1993). For article, ‘‘Noticing the Bankruptcy Sale: The Purchased Property May Not Be as ‘Free and Clear of All Liens, Claims and Encumberances’ as You Think,’’ see 15 (No. 5) Ga. St. B.J. 12 (2010). For article, ‘‘Eleventh Circuit Survey: January 1, 2013 — December 31, 2013: Casenote: The Decline and Fall of Constructive Notice,’’ see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 1203 (2014).

## History of Code Section.

This Code section is derived from the decisions in Hunt v. Dunn, 74 Ga. 120 (1884) and Schmidt v. Block, 76 Ga. 823 (1886).