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

13-6-5. Duty of injured party to lessen damages resulting from breach.

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  1. Where by a breach of contract a party is injured, he is bound to lessen the damages as far as is practicable by the use of ordinary care and diligence.

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

Civil Code 1895, § 3802; Civil Code 1910, § 4398; Code 1933, § 20-1410.

Law reviews

For annual survey of wills, trusts, guardianships, and fiduciary administration, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 423 (2006).

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History of Code section.
This Code section is derived from the decisions in Western Union Tel. Co. v. Reid, 83 Ga. 401, 10 S.E. 919 (1888), and Georgia R.R. & Banking Co. v. Eskew, 86 Ga. 641, 12 S.E. 1061 (1891).

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Text read from t13-(v11)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, pages 396 to 397; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 18573afb153d.