Specific performance of a contract, if within the power of the party, will be decreed, generally, whenever the damages recoverable at law would not be an adequate compensation for nonperformance.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3118; Code 1868, § 3130; Code 1873, § 3186; Code 1882, § 3186; Civil Code 1895, § 4036; Civil Code 1910, § 4633; Code 1933, § 37-801.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Grounds for Equitable Relief
Article 7 - Nonperformance of Contract
§ 23-2-130. When Specific Performance Decreed Generally
§ 23-2-132. When Voluntary Agreement Enforced
§ 23-2-133. Inadequacy of Price; Unfair or Unjust Contracts
§ 23-2-134. Vendor’s Ability to Comply