§ 51-12-3 - Direct and consequential damages distinguished
O.C.G.A. 51-12-3 (2010)
51-12-3. Direct and consequential damages distinguished
(a) Direct damages are those which follow immediately upon the doing of a tortious act.
(b) Consequential damages are those which are the necessary and connected effect of a tortious act, even though they are to some extent dependent upon other circumstances.