Statutes > Georgia Statutes > TITLE 51 - TORTS > CHAPTER 7 - FALSE ARREST, FALSE IMPRISONMENT, MALICIOUS PROSECUTION, AND ABUSIVE LITIGATION > ARTICLE 3 - MALICIOUS PROSECUTION > § 51-7-44 - Inference of malice from lack of probable cause; rebuttal of inference

§ 51-7-44 - Inference of malice from lack of probable cause; rebuttal of inference

O.C.G.A. 51-7-44 (2010)
51-7-44. Inference of malice from lack of probable cause; rebuttal of inference


A total lack of probable cause is a circumstance from which malice may be inferred; however, the inference may be rebutted by proof.