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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 51 - TORTS (§§ 51-1-1 — 51-16-5)
Chapter 11 - DEFENSES TO TORT ACTIONS (§§ 51-11-1 — 51-11-21)
Article 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 51-11-1 — 51-11-10)
Section 51-11-7 - Effect of plaintiff's failure to avoid consequences of defendant's negligence
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GA Code § 51-11-7 (2023)
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If the plaintiff by ordinary care could have avoided the consequences to himself caused by the defendant's negligence, he is not entitled to recover. In other cases the defendant is not relieved, although the plaintiff may in some way have contributed to the injury sustained.
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