Brawner v. Bussell

1. The right of a mother, under the Civil Code of 1910, § 4424, to recover for the tortious homicide of her child upon whom she is dependent and who contributes to her support, iS purely statutory, *844and is not a right at common law. Her right is dependent upon an actual dependency upon the child for support and the actual contribution by the child at the time to the mother’s support. Smith v. Hatcher, 102 Ga. 158 (29 S. E. 162) ; Clay v. Central Railroad &c. Co., 84 Ga. 345 (10 S. E. 967) ; Kent v. Consumers Co., 47 Ga. App. 213 (170 S. E. 202); W. & A. Railroad Co. v. Anderson, 34 Ga. App.…