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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-2-29. Equitable interference not authorized by failure to exercise diligence; ignorance of fact absent fraud.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-2-29. Equitable interference not authorized by failure to exercise diligence; ignorance of fact absent fraud.

If a party, by reasonable diligence, could have had knowledge of the truth, equity shall not grant relief; nor shall the ignorance of a fact known to the opposite party justify an interference if there has been no misplaced confidence, misrepresentation, or other fraudulent act.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3059; Code 1868, § 3071; Code 1873, § 3126; Code 1882, § 3126; Civil Code 1895, § 3984; Civil Code 1910, § 4581; Code 1933, § 37-211.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Limitations on the Meaning and Impact of DeGarmo v. DeGarmo,’’ see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 20 (1998).