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2017 Georgia Code
Title 51 - Torts
Chapter 12 - Damages
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 51-12-2. General and special damages distinguished; when recovered
Universal Citation: GA Code § 51-12-2 (2017)
- (a) General damages are those which the law presumes to flow from any tortious act; they may be recovered without proof of any amount.
- (b) Special damages are those which actually flow from a tortious act; they must be proved in order to be recovered.
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