{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-1-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 51-1-1","heading":"Tort defined.","body":"A tort is the unlawful violation of a private legal right other than a mere breach of contract, express or implied. A tort may also be the violation of a public duty if, as a result of the violation, some special damage accrues to the individual.","path":["TITLE 51 Torts","CHAPTER 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.51.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":"2026-09-17T19:34:58Z","sha256":"effc6e6fadb533d39417eb1f737a5a56f84d339271c8dfbb3d9f0ec7c1e0d5d2","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-50-40-84","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-1-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}