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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-12-10. Exception to rule against recovery of remote damages.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-12-10. Exception to rule against recovery of remote damages.

When a tort is committed, a contract is broken, or a duty is omitted with knowledge and for the purpose of depriving the plaintiff of certain contemplated benefits, the remote damages occasioned thereby become a proper subject for the consideration of the jury.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3006; Code 1868, § 3019; Code 1873, § 3074; Code 1882, § 3074; Civil Code 1895, § 3914; Civil Code 1910, § 4511; Code 1933, § 105-2010.