Pending a trover action, the death or destruction of or material injury to the property in dispute shall be no defense to a mere wrongdoer. If the defendant is a bona fide claimant and the injury arises from an act of God and is in no way the result of the defendant’s conduct, the jury may take the death, destruction, or material injury of the property into consideration; but in no case shall such an event cast the costs upon the plaintiff.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3011; Code 1868, § 3023; Code 1882, § 3078; Civil Code 1895, § 3919; Civil Code 1910, § 4516; Code 1933, § 107-107.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 12 - Rights in Personalty
§ 44-12-150. Effect of Defendant’s Possession on Necessity of Proof of Conversion
§ 44-12-151. Right of Plaintiff to Elect Form of Verdict
§ 44-12-152. Determination of Value of Property
§ 44-12-153. Tender of Property and Hire; Effect on Costs
§ 44-12-155. Alternative Verdict; Effect as First Lien Pending Payment of Judgment
§ 44-12-156. Effect of Judgment for Damages in Trover; Priority
§ 44-12-157. Effect of Destruction of or Injury to Property on Defendant’s Liability
§ 44-12-158. Fees and Costs When $100.00 or Less Is Involved