Georgia Commons

Title 13. CONTRACTS

Chapter 3. ELEMENTS AND FORMATION GENERALLY

19 sections · 13-3-1 to 13-3-47

Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

  1. 13-3-1Essentials of contracts generally.
  2. 13-3-2Contract incomplete without assent of parties to terms thereof; withdrawal of bid or proposition by party.
  3. 13-3-3When written acceptance of offer made by letter takes effect; acceptance of offer containing alternative propositions.
  4. 13-3-4Effect of conditions precedent or subsequent upon rights of parties under contracts.
  5. 13-3-5Effect of impossible, immoral, and illegal conditions.

Article 2. CAPACITY OF PARTIES

  1. 13-3-20Minors — Contracts for property or valuable consideration; contracts for necessaries.
  2. 13-3-21Minors — Contracts relating to practice of profession, trade, or business.
  3. 13-3-22Minors — Marriage contracts and settlements.
  4. 13-3-23Minors — Contracts, promissory notes, written obligation, or other evidence, for loans from trust funds for educational purposes.
  5. 13-3-24Insane, mentally ill, intellectually disabled, or mentally incompetent persons.
  6. 13-3-25Intoxicated persons.

Article 3. CONSIDERATION

  1. 13-3-40Necessity for consideration; presumption of consideration.
  2. 13-3-41Types of consideration.
  3. 13-3-42Acts which constitute consideration; effect of consideration given or received by persons other than promisor or promisee.
  4. 13-3-43Effect of satisfying requirement of consideration.
  5. 13-3-44Effect of promise which is reasonably expected to induce action or forbearance by promisee or third person; requirement as to proof of reliance in cases of charitable subscriptions or marriage settlements.
  6. 13-3-45Effect of partially valid consideration; effect of illegal consideration.
  7. 13-3-46Effect of inadequacy of consideration.
  8. 13-3-47Effect of impossible and possible but improbable consideration.