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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-3-5. Beneficiaries barred along with trustee.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-3-5. Beneficiaries barred along with trustee.

Where a trustee is barred, the beneficiaries of the estate represented by him shall also be barred.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 3773; Civil Code 1910, § 4367; Code 1933, § 3-710.

## History of Section.

This Code section is derived from the decision in Salter v. Salter, 80 Ga. 178, 4 S.E. 391 (1887).