Legal Opinion
Dodd v. Slater
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided March 10, 1960No. 37981, 38016PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Judge.
A parent is provided a right of action against any party who furnishes spirituous liquors to his child without his permission. Code § 105-1205.
The crux of the instant case is the unauthorized, giving of intoxicating liquors to the plaintiff’s minor child. The numerous statutes prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquor to minors coupled with the Code provisions under which this action is brought etches the public policy of this State upon the statute books to protect persons of tender age from the inducement of liquor until they reach the age of mature decision. See Barbour v.…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Traders Insurance v. MannSupreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Atlanta Journal Co. v. DoyalCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1950
- Battle v. KilcreaseCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
- Gay v. HealanCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Walker v. Grand International Brotherhood of Locomotive EngineersSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Speir v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1978
- Edwards-Warren Tire Co. v. CobleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1960
- Piedmont Cotton Mills, Inc. v. H. W. Ivey Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1964
- International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Iron-Workers, Local 387 v. MooreCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1979
- Stepperson, Inc. v. LongSupreme Court of Georgia · 1987
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