Tort defined

A tort is the unlawful violation of a private legal right other than a mere breach of contract, express or implied. A tort may also be the violation of a public duty if, as a result of the violation, some special damage accrues to the individual. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2894; Code 1868, § 2900; Code 1873, § 2951; Code 1882, § 2951; Civil Code 1895, § 3807; Civil Code 1910, § 4403; Code 1933, § 105-101.) ative causation of torts, see 29 Mercer L. Rev. 403 (1978). For article discussing the defenses to strict liability in tort, see 29 Mercer L. Rev. 447 (1978). For article examining the significance of distinguishing between tort and contract in Georgia, see 30 Mercer L. Rev. 303 (1978). For article, ‘‘Products Liability Law in Georgia Including Recent Developments,’’ see 43 Mercer L. Rev. 27 (1991). For article, ‘‘Selected Federal Tort Reform and Restatement Proposals Through the Lenses of Corrective Justice and Efficiency,’’ see 32 Ga. L. Rev. 1017 (1998). For annual survey of tort law, see 57 Mercer L. Rev. 363 (2005). For article, ‘‘Causation Actually,’’ see 51 Ga. L. Rev. 1 (2016). For note discussing increased risk of History of Code section. — The language of this section is derived in part from the decisions in Western Union Tel. Co. v. Taylor, 84 Ga. 408, 11 S.E. 397 (1890); Louisville & N.R.R. v. Spinks, 104 Ga. 692, 30 S.E. 968 (1898); and Wolff v. Southern Ry., 130 Ga. 251, 60 S.E. 569 (1908).