Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 51-1-8. Right of Action Arising From Breach of Private Duty

Private duties may arise from statute or from relations created by contract, express or implied. The violation of a private duty, accompanied by damage, shall give a right of action.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2897; Code 1868, § 2903; Code 1873, § 2954; Code 1882, § 2954; Civil Code 1895, § 3810; Civil Code 1910, § 4406; Code 1933, § 105-104.
Law reviews.
For note discussing landlord liability for crime in apartments, see 5 Ga. L. Rev. 349 (1971).
For comment on Parker v. Vaughn, 124 Ga. App. 300 , 183 S.E.2d 605 (1971), see 8 Ga. St. B. J. 244 (1971).
For note discussing tavern keeper liability in Georgia for injury caused by a person to whom an intoxicant was sold, see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 239 (1974).
For article, “Statutes of Limitation: Counterproductive Complexities,” see 37 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (1985).
For article, “Labor and Employment Law,” see 53 Mercer L. Rev. 349 (2001).

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