Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 12. RIGHTS IN PERSONALTY · Article 3. BAILMENTS · Part 1. IN GENERAL

44-12-44. Burden on bailee after loss; proper diligence standard.

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In all cases of bailment, after proof of loss by the bailor, the burden of proof is on the bailee to show proper diligence.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2037; Code 1868, § 2038; Code 1873, § 2064; Code 1882, § 2064; Civil Code 1895, § 2896; Civil Code 1910, § 3469; Code 1933, § 12-104.

Cross references

Risk of loss in the absence of breach, § 11-2-509.

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