Georgia § 51-1-32 - Separate causes of action for personal injury and property damage caused by motor vehicle.
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§ 51-1-32. Separate causes of action for personal injury and property damage caused by motor vehicle.
In cases arising from the wrongful or negligent operation of a motor vehicle in which the single wrongful or negligent act causes or results in both physical injuries to a person and injuries to the property of such person, the injured person shall have a separate and distinct cause of action against the person whose wrongful or negligent act caused such injury for the physical injury to his person and a separate and distinct cause of action for the injuries to his property. The injured party shall have the right, in his sole discretion, to prosecute each cause of action separately or to combine the two causes of action in one single action. (Code 1933, § 105-1301A, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 295, § 1.) Cross references. - Settlement offers and agreement for personal injury, bodily injury, and death from motor vehicle, § 9-11-67.1 . Criminal penalties for homicide by vehicle and serious injury by vehicle, §§ 40-6-393 , 40-6-394 . Law reviews. - For article advocating moderate reform of auto accident compensation system prior to Georgia's adoption of the Georgia Motor Vehicle Accident Reparations Act, see 5 Ga. St. B. J. 321 (1969). For note discussing the family purpose car doctrine as an extension of the principle of respondeat superior, see 3 Ga. St. B. J. 112 (1966).
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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