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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-11-4. Arbitrament and award.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-11-4. Arbitrament and award.

Arbitrament and award constitute a good defense to a tort action, and the rules applied to this defense in a contract action apply equally to tort actions.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2994; Code 1868, § 3007; Code 1873, § 3062; Code 1882, § 3062; Civil Code 1895, § 3902; Civil Code 1910, § 4499; Code 1933, § 105-1804.