Georgia Statutes
§ 23-2-22 — Mistake of law in instrument by contracting parties
Georgia § 23-2-22
JurisdictionGeorgia
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O.C.G.A. § 23-2-22 (2026).
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An honest mistake of the law as to the effect of an instrument on the part of both contracting parties, when the mistake operates as a gross injustice to one and gives an unconscionable advantage to the other, may be relieved in equity.
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Georgia § 23-2-22, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/23-2-22.