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# O.C.G.A. § 51-11-2. Effect of consent.

As a general rule no tort can be committed against a person consenting thereto if that consent is free, is not obtained by fraud, and is the action of a sound mind. The consent of a person incapable of consenting, such as a minor, may not affect the rights of any other person having a right of action for the injury.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2985; Code 1868, § 2998; Code 1873, § 3053; Code 1882, § 3053; Civil Code 1895, § 3893; Civil Code 1910, § 4490; Code 1933, § 105-1803.

## Law Reviews

For note, ‘‘The Evolu-tion of the Doctrine of Informed Consent,’’ see 12 Ga. L. Rev. 581 (1978).

For comment discussing withdrawal of consent by patient as grounds for assault and battery charge against physician, in light of Mims v. Boland, 110 Ga. App. 477, 138 S.E.2d 902 (1964), see 16 Mercer L. Rev. 463 (1965).