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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-65. Action for breach of warranty — Necessity for offer to rescind; mitigation of damages.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-65. Action for breach of warranty — Necessity for offer to rescind; mitigation of damages.

To recover upon a breach of a covenant of warranty of title, the warrantee need not offer to rescind the deed. However, an offer by the warrantor to rescind the deed and a refusal by the warrantee should be considered in estimating damages.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2666; Code 1868, § 2662; Code 1873, § 2704; Code 1882, § 3616; Civil Code 1895, § 3616; Civil Code 1910, § 4196; Code 1933, § 29-305.