2022 Georgia Code
Title 51 - Torts
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 51-1-16. Right of Action for Seduction of Daughter; Exemplary Damages
The seduction of a daughter, unmarried and living with her parent, whether followed by pregnancy or not, shall give a right of action to the father or to the mother if the father is dead, or absent permanently, or refuses to bring an action. No loss of services need be alleged or proved. The seduction is the gist of the action, and in well-defined cases exemplary damages shall be granted.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2951; Code 1868, § 2958; Code 1873, § 3009; Code 1882, § 3009; Civil Code 1895, § 3870; Civil Code 1910, § 4466; Code 1933, § 105-1204.
Cross references.
Sexual offenses generally, T. 16, C. 6.
Law reviews.
For note, “Sharpening the Prongs of the Establishment Clause: Applying Stricter Scrutiny to Majority Religions,” see 23 Ga. L. Rev. 1085 (1989).