60.120 Torts; Avoidance of Consequences

60.120 Torts; Avoidance of Consequences If the plaintiff, by the exercise of ordinary care, could have avoided the consequences caused by the defendant's negligence, then the plaintiff is not entitled to recover. In other cases, the defendant is not relieved even though the plaintiff may have contributed to the injury sustained. The plaintiff's duty to exercise ordinary care to avoid the consequences of the defendant's negligence does not arise until the defendant's negligence exists and the plaintiff knew or, in the exercise of ordinary care, should have known of such negligence. O.C.G.A. §51-11-7