§ 51-12-3. Direct and consequential damages distinguished

GA Code § 51-12-3 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) Direct damages are those which follow immediately upon the doing of a tortious act.

(b) Consequential damages are those which are the necessary and connected effect of a tortious act, even though they are to some extent dependent upon other circumstances.