O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 44-13-85 (2019)

Cancellation of sale upon failure of any creditor to appear and file claim

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If no creditors appear and file their claims before the day set apart for the sale of the property, the sale shall not take place; and the property in excess shall be turned over to the applicant.

History

Ga. L. 1872, p. 43, § 6; Code 1873, § 2038; Code 1882, § 2038; Civil Code

1895, § 2860; Civil Code 1910, § 3410; Code 1933, § 51-1006; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1170, § 2.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 40 Am. Jur. 2d, Homesteads, § 82.