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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-7-43. Lack of probable cause defined; question for jury.
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-7-43. Lack of probable cause defined; question for jury.

Lack of probable cause shall exist when the circumstances are such as to satisfy a reasonable man that the accuser had no ground for proceeding but his desire to injure the accused. Lack of probable cause shall be a question for the jury, under the direction of the court.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2925; Code 1868, § 2932; Code 1873, § 2983; Code 1882, § 2983; Civil Code 1895, § 3844; Civil Code 1910, § 4440; Code 1933, § 105-802.