A contract to do an immoral or illegal thing is void. If the contract is severable, however, the part of the contract which is legal will not be invalidated by the part of the contract which is illegal.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2713; Code 1868, § 2707; Code 1873, § 2749; Code 1882, § 2749; Civil Code 1895, § 3666; Civil Code 1910, § 4251; Code 1933, § 20-501.
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For article discussing effect of contracts against public policy, see 4 Ga. L. Rev. 469 (1970).
For article discussing interpretation in Georgia of insurance policies containing evidentiary conditions, see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 783 (1978).
For annual survey of law of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 457 (2004).
For note, “Status or Contract? A Comparative Analysis of Inheritance Rights under Equitable Adoption and Domestic Partnership Doctrines,” see 39 Ga. L. Rev. 675 (2005).