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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-12-65. Effect of breach of contract; action for conversion by bailor.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-12-65. Effect of breach of contract; action for conversion by bailor.

If either party violates the terms of the hiring, the other party may abandon the contract. If the hirer puts the thing to a different use than is specified in the contract, the bailor may bring an action as for a conversion even if the hirer is a minor.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2061; Code 1868, § 2064; Code 1873, § 2090; Code 1882, § 2090; Civil Code 1895, § 2908; Civil Code 1910, § 3481; Code 1933, § 12-206.