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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-12-7. Recovery of necessary expenses.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-12-7. Recovery of necessary expenses.

In all cases, necessary expenses consequent upon an injury are a legitimate item in the estimate of damages.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 3000; Code 1868, § 3013; Code 1873, § 3068; Code 1882, § 3068; Civil Code 1895, § 3908; Civil Code 1910, § 4505; Code 1933, § 105-2004.

## Law Reviews

For article advocating that payment of attorney’s fees be assigned to the losing party, see 18 Ga. B. J. 439 (1956).