{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 13-4-5","heading":"Effect of execution of second contract upon same matter; novation.","body":"A simple contract regarding the same matter and based on no new consideration does not destroy another simple contract between the same parties; but, if new parties are introduced so as to change the person to whom the obligation is due, the original contract is at an end.","path":["TITLE 13 Contracts","CHAPTER 4 Modification, Extinguishment, and Renewal","Article 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.13.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"b84c314138a42b5fcab3ad386729b3d54ad529ae958f005500a6d12998cd4413","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-4-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-4-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}