O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-12-238 (2019)

Claim for United States savings bonds escheated to state

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Any person making a claim for the United States savings bonds escheated to the state under Code Section 44-12-237, or for the proceeds from such bonds, may file a claim in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 44-12-190, et seq., the "Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act." Upon providing sufficient proof of the validity of such person's claim, the commissioner may pay such claim in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 44-12-190, et seq.

History

(Code 1981, § 44-12-238, enacted by Ga. L. 2015, p. 937, § 2/HB 322.)

Annotations

Effective date. - This Code section became effective July 1, 2015.

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ARTICLE 6 FALLING PECANS

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR. - Ungathered fruit as subject of conversion or action of trover, 63 A.L.R. 230.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Contract to harvest pecans anticipating future lease. - Contract for the harvest of pecans was enforceable, although the lessor had not yet purchased the orchard and the parties planned to sign a lease, because the contract identified the parties, the property, the consideration, and the lease term; the lessee therefore could not recover on theories of unjust enrichment or money had and received. Cook Pecan Co. v. McDaniel, 344 Ga. App. 370, 810 S.E.2d 186 (2018).