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O.C.G.A. § 51-11-1 Authorization to act as justification; effect of plea
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If the defendant in a tort action was authorized to do the act complained of, he may plead such authorization as justification. The effect of such plea is to admit that the act was done and to entitle the defendant to all the privileges of one holding the affirmative of the issue…
O.C.G.A. § 51-11-10 Property owner selling timber not liable for trespass or conversion of property caused by third party; establishment of property boundaries
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There shall be a rebuttable presumption that a property owner selling timber from his or her land and acting in good faith shall not be liable to adjoining landowners for any trespass or conversion of property caused by a third party timber harvester who is not subject to the con…
O.C.G.A. § 51-11-2 Effect of consent
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As a general rule no tort can be committed against a person consenting thereto if that consent is free, is not obtained by fraud, and is the action of a sound mind. The consent of a person incapable of consenting, such as a minor, may not affect the rights of any other person hav…
O.C.G.A. § 51-11-3 Extenuation and mitigation of damages
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Circumstances not amounting to justification may be pleaded in extenuation and mitigation of damages. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2984; Code 1868, § 2997; Code 1873, § 3052; Code 1882, § 3052; Civil Code 1895, § 3892; Civil Code 1910, § 4489; Code 1933, § 105-1802.)