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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-3-111. Written promise following discharge in bankruptcy.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-3-111. Written promise following discharge in bankruptcy.

No promise made after discharge in bankruptcy to pay a debt provable in bankruptcy from the liability of which the debtor has been discharged shall be valid or binding upon the debtor or promisor unless the same is made in writing and signed by the party making the same or to be charged therewith, or by someone duly authorized by him.

## History

Ga. L. 1905, p. 101, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 4384; Code 1933, § 3-902.