Georgia § 13-4-20 - Requirements as to performance of contractual obligations generally.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 13-4-20 — Requirements as to performance of contractual obligations generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 13-4-20. Requirements as to performance of contractual obligations generally.
Performance, to be effectual, must be accomplished by the party bound to perform, or by his agent where personal skill is not required, or by someone substituted, by consent, in his place, and must be substantially in compliance with the spirit and the letter of the contract and completed within a reasonable time. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2811; Code 1868, § 2819; Code 1873, § 2870; Code 1882, § 2870; Civil Code 1895, § 3724; Civil Code 1910, § 4318; Code 1933, § 20-1101.) Cross references. - Delegation of performance under Uniform Commercial Code, § 11-2-210 . Effect of absence of specific time provision in sales contracts under Uniform Commercial Code, § 11-2-309 . Duty of administrator or executor to fulfill, when possible, decedent's contractual obligations, § 53-7-9. Law reviews. - For article discussing failure of consideration, see 4 Mercer L. Rev. 327 (1953). For article surveying recent legislative and judicial developments in Georgia's real property laws, see 31 Mercer L. Rev. 187 (1979).
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Section 13-4-20 ("Requirements as to performance of contractual obligations generally.") 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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