Georgia Statutes
§ 51-12-8 — When damage too remote for recovery generally
Georgia § 51-12-8
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Title51
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Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 51-12-8 (2026).
Text
If the damage incurred by the plaintiff is only the imaginary or possible result of a tortious act or if other and contingent circumstances preponderate in causing the injury, such damage is too remote to be the basis of recovery against the wrongdoer.
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