What rights of action may and may not be assigned

Except for those situations governed by Code Sections 11-2-210 and 11-9-406, a right of action is assignable if it involves, directly or indirectly, a right of property. A right of action for personal torts, for legal malpractice, or for injuries arising from fraud to the assignor may not be assigned. History. Civil Code 1895, § 3079; Civil Code 1910, § 3655; Code 1933, § 85-1805; Ga. L. 2001, p. 362, § 33; Ga. L. 2013, p. 634, § 1/HB 160; Ga. L. 2013, p. 636, § 1/HB 359. History of Code section. This Code section is derived from the decisions in Central R.R. & Banking Co. v. Brunswick & W.R.R., 87 Ga. 386, 13 S.E. 520 (1891) and Sullivan v. Curling, 149 Ga. 96, 99 S.E. 533 (1919).