Georgia § 44-5-4 - Correctable errors in grants.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 44-5-4 — Correctable errors in grants., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 44-5-4. Correctable errors in grants.
The following errors in the issuing and recording of grants may be corrected: Any error in the name or residence of the grantee; or in the location, character, or boundary of the land; or in any other matter or thing connected with the application for or issuing of the grant; Any error in recording or transcribing the names of applicants for draws or the names of fortunate drawers in the several land lotteries, or any omission by any of the officers or on the part of any of the agents of the state, or any other mistake in recording the grant; or Any other error whereby the true grantee is deprived of or jeopardized in his right. (Laws 1827, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 656; Laws 1828, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 657; Laws 1837, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 658; Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 247, § 1; Code 1863, § 2324; Code 1868, § 2321; Code 1873, § 2352; Code 1882, § 2352; Civil Code 1895, § 3212; Civil Code 1910, § 3800; Code 1933, § 85-303.)
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Section 44-5-4 ("Correctable errors in grants.") 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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