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2018 Georgia Code 23-1-12 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 23-1-12 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 23-1-12

TITLE 23 EQUITY

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

23-1-12. Equity of misled party superior.

The equity of a party who has been misled is superior to that of the person who willfully misleads such party.

(Orig. Code 1863, § 3022; Code 1868, § 3034; Code 1873, § 3089; Code 1882, § 3089; Civil Code 1895, § 3929; Civil Code 1910, § 4526; Code 1933, § 37-109.)

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Frye v. Sims, 144 Ga. 74, 86 S.E. 249 (1915); Brown v. Brown, 209 Ga. 620, 75 S.E.2d 13 (1953); Levy v. Empire Ins. Co., 379 F.2d 860 (5th Cir. 1967).

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 27 Am. Jur. 2d, Equity, § 20.

C.J.S.

- 30 C.J.S., Equity, § 48 et seq.

ALR.

- Right of victim of practical joke to recover against its perpetrator, 9 A.L.R. 364.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 23-1-12 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 2

Rector of Christ Church v. Bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Georgia, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2011-11-21

Citation: 718 S.E.2d 237, 290 Ga. 95, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 3631, 2011 Ga. LEXIS 932

Snippet: respecting the subject matter of the action.” • OCGA § 23-1-12 — “The equity of a party who has been misled is

Thomason v. Kern & Co.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1989-03-02

Citation: 376 S.E.2d 872, 259 Ga. 119, 1989 Ga. LEXIS 100

Snippet: person who willfully misleads such party.” OCGA § 23-1-12. Furthermore, “[h]e who would have equity must