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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-1-3. ‘‘Personalty’’ defined; status of certain stocks.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-1-3. ‘‘Personalty’’ defined; status of certain stocks.

(a) As used in this title, the term ‘‘personalty’’ or ‘‘personal estate’’ means all property which is movable in nature, has inherent value or is representative of value, and is not otherwise defined as realty.

(b) Stocks representing shares in a corporation which holds lands or a franchise in or over lands are personalty.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2216; Code 1868, § 2211; Code 1873, § 2237; Code 1882, § 2237; Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 56, § 1; Ga. L. 1893, p. 35, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 3070; Civil Code 1910, § 3646; Code 1933, § 85-1701.

## Law Reviews

For comment on Grant v. Haymes, 164 Ga. 371, 138 S.E. 892 (1927), see 1 Ga. L. Rev. No. 2, p. 45 (1927).