Any violent injury or illegal attempt to commit a physical injury upon a person is a tort for which damages may be recovered. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2911; Code 1868, § 2918; Code 1873, § 2969; Code 1882, 129 51-1-14 § 2969; Civil Code 1895, § 3827; Civil Code 1910, § 4423; Code 1933, § 105-602.)
Violent injury or attempt to commit injury
O.C.G.A. § 51-1-14 — under Title 51.
O.C.G.A. § 51-1-14