Georgia § 9-3-25 - Open accounts; breach of certain contracts; implied promise; exception.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-3-25 — Open accounts; breach of certain contracts; implied promise; exception., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-3-25. Open accounts; breach of certain contracts; implied promise; exception.
All actions upon open account, or for the breach of any contract not under the hand of the party sought to be charged, or upon any implied promise or undertaking shall be brought within four years after the right of action accrues. However, this Code section shall not apply to actions for the breach of contracts for the sale of goods under Article 2 of Title 11. (Laws 1809, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 566; Ga. L. 1855-56, p. 233, § 10; Code 1863, § 2859; Code 1868, § 2867; Code 1873, § 2918; Code 1882, § 2918; Civil Code 1895, § 3768; Civil Code 1910, § 4362; Code 1933, § 3-706; Ga. L. 1962, p. 156, § 1.) Law reviews. - For survey article on construction law, see 60 Mercer L. Rev. 59 (2008). For annual survey of law on construction law, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 71 (2010). For annual survey on real property law, see 70 Mercer L. Rev. 209 (2018). For note, "Forty-Eight States are Probably Not Wrong: An Argument for Modernizing Georgia's Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations," see 33 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 805 (2017).
Frequently Asked Questions About Georgia § 9-3-25
What does Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 9-3-25 cover?
Section 9-3-25 ("Open accounts; breach of certain contracts; implied promise; exception.") 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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