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# O.C.G.A. § 9-4-1. Purpose and construction of chapter.

The purpose of this chapter is to settle and afford relief from uncertainty and insecurity with respect to rights, status, and other legal relations; and this chapter is to be liberally construed and administered.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 137, § 13.

## Law Reviews

For survey article on administrative law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2008).

For annual survey of law on real property, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 283 (2010).