Damages for a continuing trespass are limited to those which have occurred before an action is commenced. Subsequent damages flowing from a continuation of the trespass give a new cause of action. (Civil Code 1895, § 3884; Civil Code 1910, § 4480; Code 1933, § 105-1406.)
O.C.G.A. § 51-9-6
Damages for continuing trespass
of Code section. — The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Savannah & Ogeechee Canal Co. v
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