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

O.C.G.A. § 53-7-11 (2019)

Allowable defenses; action originating in lifetime of decedent

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When the cause of action originated in the lifetime of the decedent, a personal representative may make any defense or pleading that the decedent could have made if alive.

History

Code 1981, § 53-7-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 504, § 10; Ga. L. 2020, p. 377, § 1-40/HB 865.

The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, substituted ‘‘pleading that’’ for ‘‘pleading which’’ in this Code section.

Annotations

COMMENT This section carries forward former OCGA Sec. 53-7-49.