Clark v. Southern Railway Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Pulton superior court—Judge Bell. October 4, 1915. The petition alleges that the defendant has injured and damaged the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000, by reason of the following facts: (3) Plaintiff is the mother of Henry Grady Clark, a minor, and is his sole surviving parent.
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Action for damages; from Pulton superior court—Judge Bell. October 4, 1915. The petition alleges that the defendant has injured and damaged the plaintiff in the sum of $2,000, by reason of the following facts: (3) Plaintiff is the mother of Henry Grady Clark, a minor, and is his sole surviving parent. (4) On or about the 7th day of August, 1913, solely by and through the negligence of the defendant, its agents and employees, plaintiff was deprived of the services of said minor child. (5) On the day aforesaid the said Henry Grady Clark sustained the loss of both legs through the carelessness…
1Opinion of the CourtBloodworth, J.
Mrs. Maggie Clark brought suit against the Southern Railway Company for $2,000 damages, alleging that she was the mother and sole surviving, parent of Henry Grady Clark, a minor. The allegations in the petition are very general, and no direct and specific act of negligence is charged, but the petitioner seeks to plead that the question of negligence as to this ease is settled by reason of a former action instituted by the said Henry Grady Clark by and through the petitioner as his next friend, in which there was a recovery by the plaintiff.
The court did not err in sustaining the demurrers and…
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- Rathbone v. . HooneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Collins v. . HydornNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Landon v. . TownshendNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Hooper v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Anderson v. Third Avenue RailroadNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1881
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