O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 4-1-4 (2019)
Presumption as to livestock killed or injured by poisons
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If livestock is killed or injured by poisoned crops or other poison on the property, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the poisoning was done by the person in possession and charge of the property.
History
(Orig. Code 1863, § 1403; Code 1868, § 1460; Code 1873, § 1447; Code 1882, § 1447; Civil Code 1895, § 1768; Civil Code 1910, § 2027; Code 1933, § 62-803.)
Annotations
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d. - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, §§ 98, 109.
C.J.S. - 3B C.J.S., Animals, §§ 419, 420.
ALR. - Scienter as condition of liability for damage by trespassing animals other than dogs, 33 A.L.R. 1305.
Rights and remedies as to chattels cast upon riparian land, 41 A.L.R. 1015.
Liability for injury to trespassing stock from poisonous substances on the premises, 12 A.L.R.3d 1103.