{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-1-12","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 51-1-12","heading":"Liability for ratifying tort.","body":"By ratification of a tort committed for his own benefit, the ratifier becomes as liable as if he had commanded that it be committed. A person ratifying a tort does not become liable, however, if the act was done for the benefit of a third person.","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":"34ffff4c3ac7dbc04549e52582c28e6f2f07393ec0220f85372725c624755493","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-1-11.1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-1-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}