When the cause of action originated in the lifetime of the decedent, a personal representative may make any defense or pleading that the
decedent could have made if alive.
O.C.G.A. § 53-7-11
Allowable defenses; action originating in lifetime of decedent
— Code 1981, § 53-7-11, enacted by Ga
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