Ga. Code § 51-11-21

Current through 2023-2024 Legislative Session Chapters 1-597, 604, 609, 612, 696, 697
Section 51-11-21 - Tender of damages in tort action; effect of continuing tender

A person committing a tort may, before or after an action is brought, tender to the person injured such an amount of damages as in his judgment will cover the injury; and, if the same shall be rejected, he may deposit the amount in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county of his residence as a continuing tender; and, if the jury trying the cause shall give no more damages than the amount tendered, the plaintiff shall recover no costs accruing subsequently to the time of the tender.

OCGA § 51-11-21