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§ 51-1-6 — Recovery of damages upon breach of legal duty

Georgia § 51-1-6
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O.C.G.A. § 51-1-6 (2026).

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When the law requires a person to perform an act for the benefit of another or to refrain from doing an act which may injure another, although no cause of action is given in express terms, the injured party may recover for the breach of such legal duty if he suffers damage thereby.

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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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