51-12-4. Damages given as compensation for injury; measure of damages generally; nominal damages.

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

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Damages are given as compensation for injury; generally, such compensation is the measure of damages where an injury is of a character capable of being estimated in money. If an injury is small or the mitigating circumstances are strong, nominal damages only are given.

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History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2997; Code 1868, § 3010; Code 1873, § 3065; Code 1882, § 3065; Civil Code 1895, § 3905; Civil Code 1910, § 4502; Code 1933, § 105-2001.

Law reviews

For article, ‘‘The Torok Tort: Recovery for Abusive Litigation,’’ see 23 Ga. St. B. J. 84 (1987). For article, ‘‘Pre-Impact Pain and Suffering,’’ see 26 Ga. St. B. J. 60 (1989). For article, ‘‘The Discount Rate in Georgia Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Damage Calculations,’’ see 13 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 431 (1997). For annual survey of product liability law, see 58 Mercer L. Rev. 313 (2006). For article, ‘‘The Experiential Future of the Law,’’ see 60 Emory L.J. 585 (2011). For comment on Burnett v. Western & A.R.R., 79 Ga. App. 530, 54 S.E.2d 357 (1949), see 12 Ga. B. J. 211 (1949). For comment on Padgett v. Williams, 82 Ga. App. 509, 61 S.E.2d 676 (1950), see 13 Ga. B. J. 339 (1951).

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Actualizado hasta: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Texto leído de t51-(v39)-2017-pdf.pdf, Volumen V39, edición 2017, páginas 851 a 852; acción de fusión: annotated; SHA-256 del archivo bc30a40687b2.