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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 13. CONTRACTS · Chapter 6. DAMAGES AND COSTS GENERALLY

13-6-1. Purpose of damages.

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  1. Damages are given as compensation for the injury sustained as a result of the breach of a contract.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2881; Code 1868, § 2889; Code 1873, § 2940; Code 1882, § 2940; Civil Code 1895, § 3794; Civil Code 1910, § 4390; Code 1933, § 20-1402.

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Text read from t13-(v11)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, page 382; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 18573afb153d.