In re the Estate of Chernega

John M. Keane, S.

Ten-year-old Michael John Chernega fell to his death on March 6,1964 from the McKinley Avenue Bridge into the Susquehanna River. Letters of administration in his estate were issued to his mother, Evelyn M. Chernega. In an action against the State of New York, an award of $12,299.89 was made for the wrongful death of Michael John Chernega.

*138This proceeding was initiated by the administratrix for an allocation of the award. The mother claims the entire award on two grounds: (1) that the boy had been abandoned by his father; and (2) that the boy’s father suffered no pecuniary…