General and special damages distinguished; when recovered

(a) General damages are those which the law presumes to flow from any tortious act; they may be recovered without proof of any amount. (b) Special damages are those which actually flow from a tortious act; they must be proved in order to be recovered. (Orig. Code 1863, § 3002; Code 1868, § 3015; Code 1873, § 3070; Code 1882, § 3070; Civil Code 1895, § 3910; Civil Code 1910, § 4507; Code 1933, § 105-2006.)