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§ 51-1-14 — Violent injury or attempt to commit injury

Georgia § 51-1-14
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O.C.G.A. § 51-1-14 (2026).

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Any violent injury or illegal attempt to commit a physical injury upon a person is a tort for which damages may be recovered.

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§ 51-1-1
Tort defined
§ 51-1-10
Who may bring an action for torts to wife; action by wife living apart from husband for torts to self or children
§ 51-1-11
When privity required to support action; product liability action and time limitation therefore; industry-wide liability theories rejected
§ 51-1-11-1
Liability of product seller as a manufacturer
§ 51-1-12
Liability for ratifying tort
§ 51-1-13
Cause of action for physical injury; intention considered in assessing damages
§ 51-1-14
Violent injury or attempt to commit injury
§ 51-1-15
Right of action for abduction or harboring of wife
§ 51-1-16
Right of action for seduction of daughter; exemplary damages
§ 51-1-17
Rights of action for adultery, alienation of affections, and criminal conversation abolished
§ 51-1-18
Furnishing alcoholic beverages to minor children; gambling with minor children
§ 51-1-19
Negligence by person given trust or confidence for consideration
§ 51-1-2
Ordinary diligence and ordinary negligence defined
§ 51-1-20
Liability of persons serving charitable organizations and public entities while acting in good faith
§ 51-1-20-1
Liability of volunteers, employees, or officers of nonprofit association conducting or sponsoring sports or safety program; liability of association
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