Georgia § 51-1-7 - When infraction of public duty gives cause of action to individual.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 51-1-7 — When infraction of public duty gives cause of action to individual., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 51-1-7. When infraction of public duty gives cause of action to individual.
Injury suffered in common with the community, though to a greater extent, will not give a right of action to an individual for the infraction of some public duty. In order for an individual to have such a right of action, there must be some special damage to him, in which the public has not participated. (Orig. Code 1863, § 2895; Code 1868, § 2901; Code 1873, § 2952; Code 1882, § 2952; Civil Code 1895, § 3808; Civil Code 1910, § 4404; Code 1933, § 105-102.) Law reviews. - For article, "Georgia's Public Duty Doctrine: The Supreme Court Held Hostage," see 51 Mercer L. Rev. 73 (1999). For comment, "The Officer Has No Robes: A Formalist Solution to the Expansion of Quasi-Judicial Immunity," see 66 Emory L.J. 123 (2016).
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Section 51-1-7 ("When infraction of public duty gives cause of action to individual.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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