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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 51 - TORTS
CHAPTER 11 - DEFENSES TO TORT ACTIONS
ARTICLE 2 - SATISFACTION
§ 51-11-21 - Tender of damages in tort action; effect of continuing tender
O.C.G.A. 51-11-21 (2010)51-11-21. Tender of damages in tort action; effect of continuing tender
A person committing a tort may, before or after an action is brought, tender to the person injured such an amount of damages as in his judgment will cover the injury; and, if the same shall be rejected, he may deposit the amount in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county of his residence as a continuing tender; and, if the jury trying the cause shall give no more damages than the amount tendered, the plaintiff shall recover no costs accruing subsequently to the time of the tender.
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