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    • Georgia Code
    • Title 51 - Torts
    • Chapter 11 - Defenses to Tort Actions
    • Article 1 - General Provisions
    • § 51-11-5. Former Recovery and Pendency of Another Action

    Georgia Code
    Article 1 - General Provisions
    § 51-11-5. Former Recovery and Pendency of Another Action

    Former recovery and the pendency of another action are good defenses in tort actions and are subject to the same rules as when applied to contracts.
    History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2995; Code 1868, § 3008; Code 1873, § 3063; Code 1882, § 3063; Civil Code 1895, § 3903; Civil Code 1910, § 4500; Code 1933, § 105-1805.

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    Structure Georgia Code

    Georgia Code

    Title 51 - Torts

    Chapter 11 - Defenses to Tort Actions

    Article 1 - General Provisions

    § 51-11-1. Authorization to Act as Justification; Effect of Plea

    § 51-11-2. Effect of Consent

    § 51-11-3. Extenuation and Mitigation of Damages

    § 51-11-4. Arbitrament and Award

    § 51-11-5. Former Recovery and Pendency of Another Action

    § 51-11-6. Infancy

    § 51-11-7. Effect of Plaintiff’s Failure to Avoid Consequences of Defendant’s Negligence

    § 51-11-8. Liability of Person Employed by Compressed Gas Dealer Who Provides Assistance Upon Request of Law Enforcement Agency

    § 51-11-9. Immunity From Civil Liability for Threat or Use of Force in Defense of Habitation

    § 51-11-10. Property Owner Selling Timber Not Liable for Trespass or Conversion of Property Caused by Third Party; Establishment of Property Boundaries

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