24-14-9. Inferences from evidence or lack thereof.

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In arriving at a verdict, the jury, from facts proved, and sometimes from the absence of counter evidence, may infer the existence of other facts reasonably and logically consequent on those proved.

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

Code 1981, § 24-14-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2011, p. 99, § 2/HB 24.

Law reviews

For article, “The Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur in Georgia,” see 9 Ga. B.J. 31 (1946). For note, “Res Ipsa Loquitur and its Application in Georgia,” see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 427 (1963).

Other notes

History of Section.: Former Code Section 24-4-9, which contained comparable provisions to this Code section, as effective January 1, 2013, was derived from the decisions in Beall v. State, 68 Ga. 820 (1882); Castleberry v. City of Atlanta, 74 Ga. 164 (1885); Brown v. Matthews, 79 Ga. 1, 4 S.E. 13 (1887); and White v. Hammond, 79 Ga. 182, 4 S.E. 102 (1887).

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