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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-1-14. Violent injury or attempt to commit injury.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-1-14. Violent injury or attempt to commit injury.

Any violent injury or illegal attempt to commit a physical injury upon a person is a tort for which damages may be recovered.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2911; Code 1868, § 2918; Code 1873, § 2969; Code 1882, § 2969; Civil Code 1895, § 3827; Civil Code 1910, § 4423; Code 1933, § 105-602.

## Cross References

Assault and battery generally, T. 16, C. 5, Art. 2. Rape, § 16-6-1.

## Law Reviews

For comment on Mims v. Boland, 110 Ga. App. 477, 138 S.E.2d 902 (1964), see 2 Ga. St. B. J. 133 (1965).