History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3003; Code 1868, § 3016; Code 1873, § 3071; Code 1882, § 3071; Civil Code 1895, § 3911; Civil Code 1910, § 4508; Code 1933, § 105-2007.
Law reviews.
For article, “Jury Instructions and Proximate Cause: An Uncertain Trumpet in Georgia,” see 27 Ga. St. B. J. 60 (1990).
Structure Georgia Code
Article 1 - General Provisions
§ 51-12-1. Types of Damages; Evidence Admissible in Actions Involving Special Damages
§ 51-12-2. General and Special Damages Distinguished; When Recovered
§ 51-12-3. Direct and Consequential Damages Distinguished
§ 51-12-4. Damages Given as Compensation for Injury; Measure of Damages Generally; Nominal Damages
§ 51-12-5. Additional Damages for Aggravating Circumstances
§ 51-12-6. Damages for Injury to Peace, Happiness, or Feelings
§ 51-12-7. Recovery of Necessary Expenses
§ 51-12-8. When Damage Too Remote for Recovery Generally
§ 51-12-9. How Remoteness Ascertained
§ 51-12-10. Exception to Rule Against Recovery of Remote Damages
§ 51-12-11. Mitigation of Damages Required; Exception
§ 51-12-12. Court Interference With Jury Verdict as to Damages
§ 51-12-13. Reduction of Expenses, Wages, and Other Damages to Present Value