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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-10-3. Abuse of or damage to personalty as trespass.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-10-3. Abuse of or damage to personalty as trespass.

Any unlawful abuse of or damage done to the personal property of another constitutes a trespass for which damages may be recovered.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2968; Code 1868, § 2975; Code 1873, § 3029; Code 1882, § 3029; Civil Code 1895, § 3888; Civil Code 1910, § 4485; Code 1933, § 105-1703.

## Law Reviews

For comment, ‘‘The Abuse of Animals as a Method of Domestic Violence: The Need for Criminalization,’’ see 63 Emory L.J. 1163 (2014).