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# O.C.G.A. § 51-1-24. Sale of adulterated drugs or alcoholic beverages.

Any person who knowingly or negligently, by himself or his agent, sells adulterated drugs or alcoholic beverages to another person, by the use of which damage accrues to the purchaser, his patients, his family, or his property, shall be liable in damages for the injury done.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2946; Code 1868, § 2953; Code 1873, § 3004; Code 1882, § 3004; Civil Code 1895, § 3865; Civil Code 1910, § 4461; Code 1933, § 105-1102.

## Cross References

Warranties relating to sales of goods generally, § 11-2-312 et seq. Pharmacists and pharmacies generally, § 26-4-1 et seq.

## Law Reviews

For note, ‘‘Does the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Compensation Act Really Prohibit Design Defect Claims?: Examining Federal Preemption in Light of American Home Products Corp. v. Ferrari,’’ see 26 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 617 (2010).