{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-42","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-5-42","heading":"Delivery of deed to third party as escrow; possession as proof of delivery.","body":"A deed delivered to a third party, to be delivered on certain conditions to the grantee, is an escrow. Possession of that deed by the grantee is presumptive proof of a delivery, but that presumption may be rebutted.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 5 Acquisition and Loss of Property","Article 2 Conveyances"],"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":"1dfe16e4bca9b4daa4a82dc6c8ffd2f8cae036ecaa37c7deacb748ee99b57f5a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-41","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-5-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}