Personal injury claims in Georgia Law are predicated on the principles of negligence, usually, and are a staple of the public policy of libertarianism. A person has a right to be left alone in his business and his life; and, when a party interferes with that right to be left alone and causes an injury, that …
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“Conversion” is a tort, for which the action of “trover” will lie. Conversion is the interference with the dominion over or ownership of personal property. Conversion is an intentional tort, and would not be a cause of action in a claim for negligent destruction of personal property. To win a claim for conversion, the Plaintiff …
Continue reading Georgia Law – Property Damage, Conversion, SpecificallyNegligence, a very broad legal concept, is based on the simple principle that people have a right to be left alone, and when a person interferes with that right, when he or she shouldn’t have, the person who’s life has been affected should be entitled to compensation. Usually, negligence is a factor in most wrongful …
Continue reading Georgia Law – Negligence“Every man has a right to the enjoyment of a good reputation unassailed, as he has a right to life, liberty, or property. It was long ago said that ‘[a] good name is rather to be chosen than great riches.’ Prov. XXII:1. A suit for defamation is based on the injury done to reputation.” One of the only …
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