{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-11-8","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 44-11-8","heading":"Setoff of value of improvements against mesne profits by trespasser.","body":"A trespasser may not set off improvements in an action brought for mesne profits except when the value of the premises has been increased by the repairs or improvements which have been made. In that case, the jury may take into consideration the improvements or repairs and may diminish the profits by that amount but not below the sum which the premises would have been worth without such improvements or repairs.","path":["TITLE 44 Property","CHAPTER 11 Ejectment and Proceedings Against Intruders","Article 1 Ejectment"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.44.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"9adc7c230b9b64e4b2697f5a4ff9d3c370c474dc6328e5722a73c4a16d20170d","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-11-7","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-44-11-9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}