Happy Valley Farms Inc. v. Wilson

Grice, Justice.

The right of the husband and children to bring •a suit for the homicide of the wife and mother is based on the provisions of the Code, § 105-1306, as follows: “The husband may .Tecover for the homicide of his wife; and if she leaves child or chil-dred surviving, the husband and children shall sue jointly and not separately, with the right to recover the full value of the life of the decedent, as shown by the evidence, and with the right of survivorship as to said suit, if either shall die pending the action.” 'The right to recover, however, must be determined in part by the…