Georgia Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. Overstreet

1. The court did not err in overruling the demurrer to the petition.

2. Upon the trial of this case, which was a suit to recover damages for the homicide of an unmarried son upon whom the plaintiff alleged she was dependent for support, it was error for the court, over timely and appropriate objection by the defendant’s counsel, to allow a witness for the plaintiff to testify that the money contributed by the deceased “was necessary for the support” -of the plaintiff’s family, and that the plaintiff “was dependent” for her support upon such contribution of the deceased. It was also error to…