{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-2-20","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 9-2-20","heading":"Parties to actions on contracts; action by beneficiary.","body":"(a) As a general rule, an action on a contract, whether the contract is expressed, implied, by parol, under seal, or of record, shall be brought in the name of the party in whom the legal interest in the contract is vested, and against the party who made it in person or by agent.\n(b) The beneficiary of a contract made between other parties for his benefit may maintain an action against the promisor on the contract.","path":["TITLE 9 Civil Practice","CHAPTER 2 Actions Generally","Article 2 Parties"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.09.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":"6744b7d41eadacdcb92f78a17d3d9b9eca3eff07ac0e5f5f0865b826f0d76bed","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-2-8","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-9-2-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}