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Georgia · Snapshot Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-10-18

O.C.G.A. § 51-12-2: General and special damages distinguished; when recovered.

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  1. TITLE 51 Torts
  2. CHAPTER 12 Damages
  3. Article 1 General Provisions

(a) General damages are those which the law presumes to flow from any tortious act; they may be recovered without proof of any amount.

(b) Special damages are those which actually flow from a tortious act; they must be proved in order to be recovered.

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