O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 51-1-26 (2019)

Survivability of actions under Code Sections 51-1-23 through 51-1-25

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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If death ensues as a result of any injury or damage in any case arising under Code Section 51-1-23, 51-1-24, or 51-1-25, the right of action for such death shall survive as provided in Chapter 4 of this title.

History

(Orig. Code 1863, § 2947; Code 1868, § 2954; Code 1873, § 3005; Code 1882, § 3005; Civil Code 1895, § 3866; Civil Code 1910, § 4462; Code 1933, § 105-1104.)

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 22A Am. Jur. 2d, Death, §§ 72 et seq., 103 et seq. C.J.S. - 25A C.J.S., Death, §§ 23, 124 et seq. ALR. - Validity of exception for spe-

cific kind of tort action in survival statute, 77 ALR3d 1349. Claim for punitive damages in tort action as surviving death of tortfeasor or person wronged, 30 ALR4th 707.