{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-12-6","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 51-12-6","heading":"Damages for injury to peace, happiness, or feelings.","body":"In a tort action in which the entire injury is to the peace, happiness, or feelings of the plaintiff, no measure of damages can be prescribed except the enlightened consciences of impartial jurors. In such an action, punitive damages under Code Section 51-12-5 or Code Section 51-12-5.1 shall not be awarded.","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":"426df8b572f097c7668d34c7da09e2604f380a38c16f4b1930d93a4a8228bc7c","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-12-5.1","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-12-7","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."}