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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-2-22. Mistake of law in instrument by contracting parties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-2-22. Mistake of law in instrument by contracting parties.

An honest mistake of the law as to the effect of an instrument on the part of both contracting parties, when the mistake operates as a gross injustice to one and gives an unconscionable advantage to the other, may be relieved in equity.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3055; Code 1868, § 3067; Code 1873, § 3122; Code 1882, § 3122; Civil Code 1895, § 3979; Civil Code 1910, § 4576; Code 1933, § 37-204.

## Law Reviews

For annual survey of recent developments, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 473 (1986).