{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-7-44","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 51-7-44","heading":"Inference of malice from lack of probable cause; rebuttal of inference.","body":"A total lack of probable cause is a circumstance from which malice may be inferred; however, the inference may be rebutted by proof.","path":["TITLE 51 Torts","CHAPTER 7 False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Malicious Prosecution, and Abusive Litigation","Article 3 Malicious Prosecution"],"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":"1981d250905b8aebb51bc3a98d247eb40ff5fe0a674d18b706f6a32bdcc5ea8b","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-7-43","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-51-7-45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}