Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 5. ACQUISITION AND LOSS OF PROPERTY · Article 2. CONVEYANCES

44-5-34. Construction of inconsistent clauses in deed; ascertainment of intention of parties.

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If two clauses in a deed are utterly inconsistent, the former shall prevail; but the intention of the parties should, if possible, be ascertained from the whole instrument and carried into effect.

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, § 2656; Code 1868, § 2655; Code 1873, § 2697; Code 1882, § 2697; Civil Code 1895, § 3607; Civil Code 1910, § 4187; Code 1933, § 29-109.

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Text read from t44-ch1-7-(v31)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V31, 2010 edition, page 402; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 490191d3dc54.