{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-3-40","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 23-3-40","heading":"Purpose of quia timet.","body":"The proceeding quia timet is sustained in equity for the purpose of causing to be delivered and canceled any instrument which has answered the object of its creation or any forged or other iniquitous deed or other writing which, though not enforced at the time, either casts a cloud over the complainant’s title or otherwise subjects him to future liability or present annoyance, and the cancellation of which is necessary to his perfect protection.","path":["TITLE 23 Equity","CHAPTER 3 Equitable Remedies And Proceedings Generally","Article 3 Quia Timet","PART 1 Conventional Quia Timet"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.23.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":"81399c68c53e992bc2c94ebc8a7c36ca1e7761ba859d9193622e9e42d6f6b9ee","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-3-25","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-23-3-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}