Legal Opinion
Dixon v. Ross
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 12, 1956No. 36096PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFelton, C. J.
The defendant in error contends that the recovery under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act for the death of the husband and father bars the present action. The contention is meritorious.
The decedent was survived by his widow and two minor children. The F. E. L. A. (45 U. S. C. A., Sec. 51) gave the right of action against the railroad to the personal representative of the decedent for the benefit of the widow and children. The Georgia statute vests the right of action in the case of wrongful death of a husband and father in the widow (Code § 105-1302) to be held by her subject to the law of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Donaldson v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of Georgia · 1897
- Griffin Hosiery Mills v. United Hosiery MillsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Southern Railway Co. v. AllenCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1953
- Central of Georgia Railway Co. v. GoensCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1923
- Friedlander v. FeinbergCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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- Ruth Crowder, Mother and Next Friend of Walter Paul Crowder and David Douglas Crowder, Minors v. Gordons Transports, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Bibb County v. McDanielCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
- Jones v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1966
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