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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-1-19. Negligence by person given trust or confidence for consideration.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-1-19. Negligence by person given trust or confidence for consideration.

When trust or confidence is reposed in a person in consideration of the payment or promise of a reward to him, negligence in the person trusted which results in injury to the other person shall give the injured party a right of action.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2948; Code 1868, § 2955; Code 1873, § 3006; Code 1882, § 3006; Civil Code 1895, § 3867; Civil Code 1910, § 4463; Code 1933, § 105-1201.