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2022 Georgia Code
Title 51 - Torts
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 51-1-14. Violent Injury or Attempt to Commit Injury
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GA Code § 51-1-14 (2022)
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Any violent injury or illegal attempt to commit a physical injury upon a person is a tort for which damages may be recovered.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2911; Code 1868, § 2918; Code 1873, § 2969; Code 1882, § 2969; Civil Code 1895, § 3827; Civil Code 1910, § 4423; Code 1933, § 105-602.
Cross references.
Assault and battery generally, T. 16, C. 5, Art. 2.
Rape, § 16-6-1 .
Law reviews.
For comment on Mims v. Boland, 110 Ga. App. 477 , 138 S.E.2d 902 (1964), see 2 Ga. St. B. J. 133 (1965).
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