{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-12-5","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 51-12-5","heading":"Additional damages for aggravating circumstances.","body":"(a) In a tort action in which there are aggravating circumstances, in either the act or the intention, the jury may give additional damages to deter the wrongdoer from repeating the trespass or as compensation for the wounded feelings of the plaintiff.\n(b) This Code section shall apply only to causes of action for torts arising before July 1, 1987.","path":["TITLE 51 Torts","CHAPTER 12 Damages","Article 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 2026-10-18","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:00:17Z","sha256":"f6694d1902dc3c5eaf8e8797020b7276ffb19c3693f1c13c4f03607d3a7815aa","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-12-4","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-12-5.1","notices":[{"id":"pro-ga","title":"Georgia bulk release","text":"Georgia bulk files were republished by Public.Resource.Org under a public-domain dedication. GroundRules retains enacted text and strips editorial matter.","url":"https://archive.org/details/gov.ga.ocga.2018"}]},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}