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title: Title 13, Chapter 5. Defenses
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heading: DEFENSES
title_heading: CONTRACTS
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# Title 13, Chapter 5. Defenses

Title 13. Contracts

13 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 13-5-1, Pleading of facts indicating contract not obligatory generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-1.md
- 13-5-2, Incapacity generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-2.md
- 13-5-3, Exemption from contractual liability of minor, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-3.md
- 13-5-4, Mistake of fact or law, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-4.md
- 13-5-5, Fraud, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-5.md
- 13-5-6, Duress, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-6.md
- 13-5-7, Rescission or release, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-7.md
- 13-5-8, Noncompliance with condition, failure of consideration, or other act as defense, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-8.md
- 13-5-9, Total or partial failure of consideration generally, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-9.md
- 13-5-10, Failure to perform dependent covenant, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-10.md
- 13-5-11, Part performance, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-11.md
- 13-5-30, Agreements required to be in writing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-30.md
- 13-5-31, Agreements enforceable without writing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/13-5-31.md