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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-67. Breach of bond for title to land; measure of damages.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-67. Breach of bond for title to land; measure of damages.

Upon the breach of a bond for title to land, the value of the premises at the time of the breach with interest thereon should be the measure of damages. However, if the vendee has bought up the outstanding title, only the actual damage sustained by him may be recovered.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2890; Code 1868, § 2898; Code 1873, § 2949; Code 1882, § 2949; Civil Code 1895, § 3805; Civil Code 1910, § 4401; Code 1933, § 20-1413.

## Law Reviews

For comment, ‘‘Georgia Installment Sale Contracts—A Time for Reform,’’ see 39 Mercer L. Rev. 651 (1988).