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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-12-110. Kinds of loans; nature of loan for consumption.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-12-110. Kinds of loans; nature of loan for consumption.

Loans may be either for consumption or for use. A loan for consumption is a loan of an article which is not to be returned in specie, but in kind; this is a sale and not a bailment.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2103; Code 1868, § 2098; Code 1873, § 2125; Code 1882, § 2125; Civil Code 1895, § 2944; Civil Code 1910, § 3516; Code 1933, § 12-501.