Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 44. PROPERTY · Chapter 12. RIGHTS IN PERSONALTY · Article 2. CHOSES IN ACTION

44-12-24. What rights of action may and may not be assigned.

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

Except for those situations governed by Code Sections 11-2-210 and 11-9-406, a right of action is assignable if it involves, directly or indirectly, a right of property. A right of action for personal torts, for legal malpractice, or for injuries arising from fraud to the assignor may not be assigned.

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, § 3079; Civil Code 1910, § 3655; Code 1933, § 85-1805; Ga. L. 2001, p. 362, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 634, § 1/HB 160; Ga. L. 2013, p. 636, § 1/HB 359.

Law reviews

For article, “Uninsured Motorist Coverage in Georgia,” see 4 Ga. St. B.J. 329 (1968). For note, “Wrongful Refusal to Pay Insurance Claims in Georgia,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 935 (1979). For note, “Conflicts of Interest in the Liability Insurance Setting,” see 13 Ga. L. Rev. 973 (1979). For comment, “The Employer’s/Insur-ance Carrier’s Right to Subrogation Under the Georgia Workers’ Compensation Act (O.C.G.A. Section 34-9-11.1): How Long Will It Last?,” see 46 Mercer L. Rev. 1575 (1995). For annual survey on legal ethics, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 189 (2012). For annual survey on legal ethics, see 65 Mercer L. Rev. 175 (2013). For note, “Laissez Fair: The Case for Alternative Litigation Funding and Assignment of Lawsuit Proceeds in Georgia,” see 49 Ga. L. Rev. 1121 (2015).

Other notes

History of Code section.: This Code section is derived from the decisions in Central R.R. & Banking Co. v. Brunswick & W.R.R., 87 Ga. 386, 13 S.E. 520 (1891) and Sullivan v. Curling, 149 Ga. 96, 99 S.E. 533 (1919).

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