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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-2-32. When negligent complainant granted relief.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-2-32. When negligent complainant granted relief.

(a) The negligence of the complaining party, preventing relief in equity, is that want of reasonable prudence, the absence of which would be a violation of legal duty.

(b) Relief may be granted even in cases of negligence by the complainant if it appears that the other party has not been prejudiced thereby.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 3974; Civil Code 1910, § 4571; Code 1933, § 37-212.

## Law Reviews

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

## History of Code Section.

This Code section is derived from the decision in Werner v. Rawson, 89 Ga. 619, 15 S.E. 813 (1892).