{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-162","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-5-162","heading":"Effect of fraud on prescription.","body":"(a) In order for fraud to prevent the possession of property from being the foundation of prescription, such fraud must be actual or positive and not merely constructive or legal.\n(b) When actual or positive fraud prevents or deters another party from acting, prescription shall not run until such fraud is discovered.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 5 Acquisition and Loss of Property","Article 7 Prescription"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.44.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":"7c98f9775d204812bbfc3ade82a31f2491a1e6caa453bea1b2704c61bfe2f37d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-161","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-163"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}