66.030 Tort Damages; Personal Property; Not to Exceed Value; Items to Be Considered

66.030 Tort Damages; Personal Property; Not to Exceed Value; Items to Be Considered When the owner of personal property has undertaken to make proper and necessary repairs, the owner may establish loss in respect to that property by showing the reasonable value of labor and material used for the repairs and the amount of any permanent impairment in the value of the property after it was repaired, provided the aggregate of these amounts, together with hire on the property while it was incapable of being used, does not exceed the value of the property before injury, with interest. The value may be shown by the testimony of experts or by other testimony as to the nature of the injuries sustained and as to the material and labor supplied. Testimony as to the actual cost is admissible, such costs being a circumstance that may be considered by you in determining such value, but you are not bound by the opinion of the witnesses. Padgett v. Williams, 82 Ga. App. 509 (1943) Lamon v. Perry, 33 Ga. App. 248 (1924) Tapes & Things v. Evans, 133 Ga. App. 705 (1975)