Georgia Code
Chapter 10 - Injuries to Personalty
§ 51-10-1. Right of Action for Deprivation of Possession of Personalty

The owner of personalty is entitled to its possession. Any deprivation of such possession is a tort for which an action lies.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2965; Code 1868, § 2972; Code 1873, § 3026; Code 1882, § 3026; Civil Code 1895, § 3885; Civil Code 1910, § 4481; Code 1933, § 105-1701.
Cross references.
Criminal penalties for offenses involving theft, T. 16, C.8.
Right of action to recover personal property, § 44-12-150 et seq.
Law reviews.
For note, “Vesting Title in a Murderer: Where is the Equity in the Georgia Supreme Court’s Interpretation of the Slayer Statute in Levenson?,” see 45 Ga. L. Rev. 877 (2011).

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