Georgia Statutes

§ 51-7-40 — Right of action for malicious prosecution

Georgia § 51-7-40

This text of Georgia § 51-7-40 (Right of action for malicious prosecution) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Georgia primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook
O.C.G.A. § 51-7-40 (2026).

Text

A criminal prosecution which is carried on maliciously and without any probable cause and which causes damage to the person prosecuted shall give him a cause of action.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Related

Renton v. Watson
739 S.E.2d 19 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2013)
35 case citations
Walker v. Bishop
312 S.E.2d 349 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1983)
33 case citations
Ferrell v. Mikula
672 S.E.2d 7 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2008)
29 case citations
Smith v. Smith (In re Smith)
489 B.R. 875 (M.D. Georgia, 2013)
27 case citations
J. C. Penney Co. v. Miller
354 S.E.2d 682 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1987)
19 case citations
Erfani v. Bishop
553 S.E.2d 326 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2001)
12 case citations
Allen v. Montgomery Ward & Co.
367 S.E.2d 120 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1988)
9 case citations
Rowe v. CSX Transportation, Inc.
465 S.E.2d 476 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1995)
7 case citations
Jastram v. Williams
623 S.E.2d 686 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2005)
6 case citations
Jackson v. Kmart Corp.
851 F. Supp. 469 (M.D. Georgia, 1994)
5 case citations
Kasper v. Turnage (In Re Turnage)
460 B.R. 341 (N.D. Georgia, 2011)
5 case citations
Daniel v. Jenkins (In Re Jenkins)
70 B.R. 408 (N.D. Georgia, 1987)
3 case citations
Marriott Corp. v. Allen
463 S.E.2d 716 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1995)
3 case citations
Fiske v. Ramey
319 S.E.2d 26 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1984)
3 case citations
Morton v. McCoy
420 S.E.2d 40 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1992)
3 case citations
Rivers v. K-Mart Corp.
743 S.E.2d 464 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 2013)
3 case citations
Blackford v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
912 F. Supp. 537 (S.D. Georgia, 1996)
2 case citations
Abiodun v. Citizens & Southern National Bank
384 S.E.2d 248 (Court of Appeals of Georgia, 1989)
2 case citations
Proescher v. Bell
966 F. Supp. 2d 1350 (N.D. Georgia, 2013)
2 case citations
Young v. City of Atlanta
631 F. Supp. 1498 (N.D. Georgia, 1986)
2 case citations

Nearby Sections

15
View on official source ↗

Cite This Page — Counsel Stack

Bluebook (online)
Georgia § 51-7-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/ga/51-7-40.