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§ 44-12-45 - When act of God or contract exception available as defense

O.C.G.A. 44-12-45 (2010)
44-12-45. When act of God or contract exception available as defense


In order for a bailee to avail himself of an act of God or an exception under the contract as a defense, he must establish not only that the act of God or excepted fact ultimately occasioned the loss but that his own negligence did not contribute to the loss.