Southern Railway Co. v. Neeley

Gardner, Presiding Judge.

1. It is elementary that medical services furnished to a minor child are classified as necessaries. McCarter v. McCarter, 10 Ga. App. 754 (74 S. E. 308), and Buhler v. Cohn, 31 Ga. App. 463 (120 S. E. 785). This court also recognizes -the fact that it is the duty of a father to provide for the maintenance, protection, and education of his child. See Code § 74-105. There are many citations to this effect. In Krasner v. O’Dell, 89 Ga. App. 718 (80 S. E. 2d 852), this court held that medical expenses incurred for treatment of a minor child’s injuries, as well as the loss…