Legal Opinion

Royal Crown Bottling Co. v. Bell

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided September 25, 1959No. 37747PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Nichols, Judge.

Error is assigned on the judgment overruling the general demurrer to the petition. The only contention made in the brief of the plaintiff in error is that a parent is not entitled to sue for the full value of the life of a child when such child is married, the contention being that recovery by a parent under Code (Ann.) § 105-1307 is limited to those cases where the parental bond has never been severed. Much emphasis is placed on the language used by this court in Central of Ga. Ry. Co. v. Tucker, 99 Ga. App. 52, 57 (107 S. E. 2d 665), as follows: “Obviously the only exception…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Rogers v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1956
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1948
  3. Betts Co. v. HancockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1912
  4. Weatherby v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1957
  5. Wynes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1936

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Jones v. SpindelCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973
  2. Thomas v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  3. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
  4. McQurter v. City of Atlanta, Ga.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
  5. City of MacOn v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1968

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