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O.C.G.A. 44-6-41 (2010)
44-6-41. Conditions precedent and subsequent distinguished; preferred construction and remedy

Conditions may be either precedent or subsequent; conditions precedent require performance before the estate shall vest, and conditions subsequent may cause a forfeiture of a vested estate. The law favors conditions to be subsequent rather than precedent and to be remediable by damages rather than by forfeiture.

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Statutes > Georgia > Title-44 > Chapter-6 > Article-3 > 44-6-41

O.C.G.A. 44-6-41 (2010)
44-6-41. Conditions precedent and subsequent distinguished; preferred construction and remedy

Conditions may be either precedent or subsequent; conditions precedent require performance before the estate shall vest, and conditions subsequent may cause a forfeiture of a vested estate. The law favors conditions to be subsequent rather than precedent and to be remediable by damages rather than by forfeiture.