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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

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

13-6-6. Damages and expenses recoverable — Nominal damages.

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  1. In every case of breach of contract the injured party has a right to damages, but if there has been no actual damage, the injured party may recover nominal damages sufficient to cover the costs of bringing the action.

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, § 2887; Code 1868, § 2895; Code 1873, § 2946; Code 1882, § 2946; Civil Code 1895, § 3801; Civil Code 1910, § 4397; Code 1933, § 20-1409.

Law reviews

For annual survey of construction law, see 56 Mercer L. Rev. 109 (2004). For annual survey of insurance law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 221 (2005).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t13-(v11)-2010-pdf.pdf, Volume V11, 2010 edition, page 400; merge action: annotated; file SHA-256 18573afb153d.