{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-8-43","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 13-8-43","heading":"Repurchase of inventory upon death or incapacity of dealer or majority stockholder of corporate dealer.","body":"In the event of the death or incapacity of the wholesaler or the majority stockholder of a corporation operating as a wholesaler, the manufacturer shall, at the option of the heirs at law if the wholesaler died intestate, or the devisees or transferees under the terms of the deceased wholesaler’s last will and testament if said wholesaler died testate, repurchase the inventory from said heirs or devisees as aforesaid as if the manufacturer had terminated the contract, and the inventory repurchase provisions of Code Section 13-8-42 are made expressly applicable hereto. The heirs or devisees as aforesaid shall have one year from the date of the death of the wholesaler or majority stockholder to exercise their option under this article; provided, however, that nothing in this article shall require the repurchase of inventory if the heirs or devisees as aforesaid and the manufacturer enter into a new franchise agreement to operate the wholesale business.","path":["TITLE 13 Contracts","CHAPTER 8 Illegal and Void Contracts Generally","Article 3 Regulation of Farm Equipment Manufacturers, Distributors, and Dealers"],"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":"be2d529ec818d9c323e002e94a5f9501c8196d1ee63412f914d57962400ac18d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-8-42","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-13-8-44"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}