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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-12-41. Bailment contract as entire; performance as condition precedent to action upon it.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-12-41. Bailment contract as entire; performance as condition precedent to action upon it.

As a general rule, the contract of bailment is an entire contract and a full performance is a condition precedent to an action upon it.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2081; Code 1868, § 2076; Code 1873, § 2102; Code 1882, § 2102; Civil Code 1895, § 2920; Civil Code 1910, § 3493; Code 1933, § 12-105.

## Cross References

Manner of seller’s tender of delivery, § 11-2-503.