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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-2-3. Payment of lost bonds or notes.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-2-3. Payment of lost bonds or notes.

In cases of lost bonds or negotiable securities, the court may decree that payment shall be made, provided indemnity is given against liability or loss resulting from such payment.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3046; Code 1868, § 3058; Code 1873, § 3113; Code 1882, § 3113; Civil Code 1895, § 3969; Civil Code 1910, § 4566; Code 1933, § 37-214.

## Law Reviews

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