GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 13. CONTRACTS |
Chapter 4. MODIFICATION, EXTINGUISHMENT, AND RENEWAL |
Article 5. RELEASE |
Section 13-4-80. Release of another bound jointly or primarily or acceptance of higher security for same debt
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- A release may result by operation of law. When a creditor releases another who is bound jointly with or primarily to a debtor or accepts from a debtor a higher security for the same debt, not intended to be collateral thereto, a release results by operation of law.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2803; Code 1868, § 2811; Code 1873, § 2862; Code 1882, § 2862; Civil Code 1895, § 3715; Civil Code 1910, § 4309; Code 1933, § 20-910.