GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
Title 51. TORTS |
Chapter 11. DEFENSES TO TORT ACTIONS |
Article 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Section 51-11-6. Infancy
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- Infancy is no defense to a tort action so long as the defendant has reached the age of discretion and accountability prescribed by Code Section 16-3-1 for criminal offenses.
Orig. Code 1863, § 2996; Code 1868, § 3009; Code 1873, § 3064; Code 1882, § 3064; Civil Code 1895, § 3904; Civil Code 1910, § 4501; Code 1933, § 105-1806.