Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Parham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided April 4, 1978No. 33071PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Nichols, Chief Justice.
This case draws into question the constitutionality of Code Ann. § 105-1307 (Ga. L. 1887, pp. 43-45; 1952, p. 54) which provides as follows: "A mother, or, if no mother, a father, may recover for the homicide of a child, minor or sui juris, unless said child shall leave a wife, husband or child. The mother or father shall be entitled to recover the full value of the life of such child. In suits by the mother the illegitimacy of the child shall be no bar to a recovery. (Emphasis supplied.) The 1952 amendment inserted the last sentence relating to illegitimate children.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Weber v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Fiallo Ex Rel. Rodriguez v. BellSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Trimble v. GordonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Parham v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Jones v. SwettSupreme Court of Georgia · 1979
- Solomon v. SappCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1983
- Cobb v. State Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
- Cobb v. State Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1979
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