Georgia § 13-3-4 - Effect of conditions precedent or subsequent upon rights of parties under contracts.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 13-3-4 — Effect of conditions precedent or subsequent upon rights of parties under contracts., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-3-4. Effect of conditions precedent or subsequent upon rights of parties under contracts.
Conditions may be precedent or subsequent. A condition precedent must be performed before the contract becomes absolute and obligatory upon the other party. The breach of a condition subsequent may destroy the party's rights under the contract or may give a right to damages to the other party, according to a true construction of the intention of the parties. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2684; Code 1868, § 2680; Code 1873, § 2722; Code 1882, § 2722; Civil Code 1895, § 3639; Civil Code 1910, § 4224; Code 1933, § 20-110.) Law reviews. - For article surveying developments in Georgia contracts law from mid-1980 through mid-1981, see 33 Mercer L. Rev. 67 (1981).
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Section 13-3-4 ("Effect of conditions precedent or subsequent upon rights of parties under contracts.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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