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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-13-74. Release by agreement.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-13-74. Release by agreement.

An agreement for a valuable consideration never to enforce a judgment or execution shall release the judgment or execution.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3587; Code 1868, § 3610; Code 1873, § 3660; Code 1882, § 3660; Civil Code 1895, § 5445; Civil Code 1910, § 6050; Code 1933, § 39-604.