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O.C.G.A. § 44-11-8: Property — O.C.G.A. § 44-11-8
What this law says, in plain English
A trespasser cannot offset improvements made to property against mesne profits owed, except when improvements increased property value. A jury may then reduce profits by the improvement value, but not below the property's worth without improvements.
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