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2010 Georgia Code
TITLE 51 - TORTS
CHAPTER 12 - DAMAGES
ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 51-12-3 - Direct and consequential damages distinguished

O.C.G.A. 51-12-3 (2010)
51-12-3. Direct and consequential damages distinguished


(a) Direct damages are those which follow immediately upon the doing of a tortious act.

(b) Consequential damages are those which are the necessary and connected effect of a tortious act, even though they are to some extent dependent upon other circumstances.

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