Title 11. COMMERCIAL CODE  


Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 2. SALES
Article 2A. LEASES
Article 3. NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS
Article 4. BANK DEPOSITS AND COLLECTIONS
Article 4A. FUNDS TRANSFERS
Article 5. LETTERS OF CREDIT
Article 6. BULK TRANSFERS
Article 7. WAREHOUSE RECEIPTS, BILLS OF LADING, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS OF TITLE
Article 8. INVESTMENT SECURITIES
Article 9. SECURED TRANSACTIONS
Article 10. EFFECTIVE DATE AND REPEALER
Article 11. REVISED ARTICLE 9 AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ARTICLES
Article 12. REVISIONS TO ARTICLE 9 FILING

REFS & ANNOS

TITLE 11 NOTE

EDITOR'S NOTES. --The numbering of sections for this title varies slightly from that used in other titles of the Code. In general, individual section numbers include the Georgia Code title number and the section number of the Uniform Commercial Code upon which the Code section is based.
 
LAW REVIEWS. --For article examining scheme of this title, see 24 Ga. B.J. 330 (1962). For article, "Things Attached to Realty," see 15 Mercer L. Rev. 343 (1964). For article discussing Georgia commercial law in 1976 to 1977, see 29 Mercer L. Rev. 41 (1977). For annual survey of commercial law, see 35 Mercer L. Rev. 53 (1983). For annual survey on commercial law, see 36 Mercer L. Rev. 115 (1984). For article surveying commercial law in 1984-1985, see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 139 (1985). For annual survey of commercial law, see 38 Mercer L. Rev. 85 (1986). For annual survey of commercial law, see 39 Mercer L. Rev. 83 (1987). For annual survey of commercial law, see 40 Mercer L. Rev. 91 (1988). For survey article on commercial law, see 42 Mercer L. Rev. 107 (1990). For annual survey article on commercial law, see 45 Mercer L. Rev. 87 (1993). For annual survey article discussing commercial and banking law, see 49 Mercer L. Rev. 95 (1997). For annual survey article on commercial law, see 50 Mercer L. Rev. 193 (1998). For article, ""Dear Diary' Moments in the Semester of a UCC Law Professor," see 50 Mercer L. Rev. 603 (1999). For annual survey article discussing developments in commercial law, see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 165 (1999). For article, "Commercial Law," see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 153 (2001).
   For note discussing title and risk of loss under Uniform Commercial Code, see 26 Ga. B.J. 322 (1964).
 
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
 
PURPOSE. --Uniform Commercial Code was developed and enacted to establish standard business laws throughout the United States, and uniform interpretation and application of the code promotes general welfare by simplifying interstate business activity. Citizens Bank v. Ansley, 467 F. Supp. 51 (M.D. Ga.), aff'd, 604 F.2d 669 (5th Cir. 1979).
   Uniform Commercial Code was designed to avoid artificial pitfalls and technicalities. Citizens Bank v. Ansley, 467 F. Supp. 51 (M.D. Ga.), aff'd, 604 F.2d 669 (5th Cir. 1979).
 
TITLE 11 AND CH. 3, T. 40, MUST BE CONSTRUED IN PARI MATERIA. --O.C.G.A. T. 11 and Ch. 3, T. 40, were adopted at the same session of the Georgia General Assembly and they relate in part to the same subject matter and must be construed in pari materia. GMAC v. Whisnant, 387 F.2d 774 (5th Cir. 1968).
 
SPECIAL PROPERTY CLASS LEGISLATION. --Though the commercial code applies to all commercial transactions in personal property in this state, some transactions are governed by laws dealing with special classes of property. Anderson v. Kensington Mtg. & Fin. Corp., 166 Ga. App. 604, 305 S.E.2d 128 (1983).
 
THIS TITLE DOES NOT PURPORT TO CHANGE LAW RELATING TO INSTRUMENTS TRANSFERRING INTERESTS IN LAND. Newton v. Allen, 220 Ga. 681, 141 S.E.2d 417 (1965).
 
WRITING PURPORTING TO LEASE TREES FOR TURPENTINE PURPOSES, not merely product thereof, was lease of realty, and did not constitute a contract for sale of personalty under O.C.G.A. T. 11. Newton v. Allen, 220 Ga. 681, 141 S.E.2d 417 (1965).
 
CITED in Timeplan Loan & Inv. Corp. v. Moorehead, 221 Ga. 648, 146 S.E.2d 748 (1966); Berman v. Airlift Int'l, Inc., 302 F. Supp. 1203 (N.D. Ga. 1969); Lashley v. Ford Motor Co., 359 F. Supp. 363 (M.D. Ga. 1972); Bank of S. v. Hammock, 140 Ga. App. 552, 231 S.E.2d 407 (1976); Patterson v. Professional Resources, Inc., 242 Ga. 459, 249 S.E.2d 248 (1978); FDIC v. Kucera Bldrs., Inc., 503 F. Supp. 967 (N.D. Ga. 1980); GECC v. Home Indem. Co., 168 Ga. App. 344, 309 S.E.2d 152 (1983); Arford v. Blalock, 199 Ga. App. 434, 405 S.E.2d 698 (1991).
 
RESEARCH REFERENCES
 
ALR. --Excessiveness or inadequacy of attorney's fees in matters involving commercial and general business activities, 23 ALR5th 241.