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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-61. Implied warranty of title.

In a sale of land there is no implied warranty of title.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 3613; Civil Code 1910, § 4193; Code 1933, § 29-302.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying contracts — Caveat Emptor and Merger by Deed, see 34 Mercer L. Rev. 76 (1982).

For note discussing application of caveat emptor to home sales in Georgia, and nationwide trend toward recognition of implied warranties of workmanlike construction and habitability, see 29 Mercer L. Rev. 323 (1977).

## History of Code Section.

This Code section is derived from the decisions in McDonald v. Beall, 55 Ga. 289 (1875) and McDonough & Co. v. Martin, 88 Ga. 675, 16 S.E. 59 (1892).