Georgia § 51-12-50 - Measure of damages for converted timber; presumption.
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§ 51-12-50. Measure of damages for converted timber; presumption.
Except as provided in Code Section 51-12-51, when a plaintiff recovers for timber cut or cut and carried away, the measure of damages shall be: Treble the fair market value of the trees cut as they stood; Treble the diminished fair market value of any trees incidentally harmed; Costs of reasonable reforestation activities related to the plaintiff's injury; and Attorney fees and expenses of litigation. When the defendant is a willful trespasser, the plaintiff may also recover punitive damages. When the boundary lines of the property have been clearly and accurately marked, it shall be presumed that the defendant was a willful trespasser. (Civil Code 1895, § 3918; Civil Code 1910, § 4515; Code 1933, § 105-2013; Ga. L. 2014, p. 695, § 7/HB 790.) History of section. - The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Parker v. Waycross & Florida R.R., 81 Ga. 387 , 8 S.E. 871 (1889). Law reviews. - For comment on Rowland v. Gardner, 79 Ga. App. 153 , 53 S.E.2d 198 (1949), see 12 Ga. B. J. 79 (1949).
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