Receipts for money shall always be only prima-facie evidence of payment and may be denied or explained by parol.
(Code 1981, §24-3-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 29A Am. Jur. 2d, Evidence, § 1141.
C.J.S.- 32A C.J.S., Evidence, § 1206.
ALR.
- Admissibility of parol evidence to vary or explain contract implied from the regular endorsement of a bill or note, 92 A.L.R. 721.
Parol evidence rule as applied to deposit of funds in name of depositor and another, 33 A.L.R.2d 569.
Admissibility of extrinsic evidence to explain or contradict bank deposit slips, deposit entries in passbooks, certificates of deposit, or similar instruments, 42 A.L.R.2d 600.