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2018 Georgia Code 23-1-11 | Car Wreck Lawyer

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O.C.G.A. 23-1-11 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 23-1-11

TITLE 23 EQUITY

Section 1. General Provisions, 23-1-1 through 23-1-25.

23-1-11. Effect of equal equities; effect of unequal equities.

Where equities are equal, the law shall prevail. If equities are unequal, the superior equity shall prevail. Superior diligence as to time will create such inequality.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 3020; Code 1868, § 3032; Code 1873, § 3087; Code 1882, § 3087; Civil Code 1895, § 3927; Civil Code 1910, § 4524; Code 1933, § 37-107.)

Law reviews.

- For note, the voluntary-payment doctrine in Georgia, see 16 Ga. L. Rev. 893 (1982).

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Superior equity entitled to relief.

- Where, considering all the facts presented in the case, the equities in favor of lot owners were superior to those of a county, the trial court abused its discretion in ordering equitable relief permitting the county to disconnect water service to the subdivision. Cantrell v. Henry County, 250 Ga. 822, 301 S.E.2d 870 (1983).

Cited in Biddle v. Papa, 180 Ga. 468, 179 S.E. 357 (1935); Rose v. Crane Heating Co., 198 Ga. 295, 31 S.E.2d 717 (1944); Jordan Co. v. Bethlehem Steel Corp., 309 F. Supp. 148 (S.D. Ga. 1970).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Equity, § 150.

C.J.S.

- 30 C.J.S., Equity, §§ 110, 111.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 23-1-11 From Courtlistener.com

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Cantrell v. Henry County

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1983-04-06

Citation: 301 S.E.2d 870, 250 Ga. 822, 1983 Ga. LEXIS 653

Snippet: considered and balanced against one another. OCGA § 23-1-11 (Code Ann. § 37-107) provides in part: "... If