Thompson v. Georgia Railway & Power Co.

Can an adult child, under the act of October 27, 1887 (Acts 1887, p. 43), or otherwise, recover for the homicide of its widowed mother? The applicable portion of this act, as codified, reads as follows: “The husband may recover for the homicide of his wife, and if she leaves child or children surviving, said husband and children shall sue .jointly, and not separately, *600with the right to recover the full value of the life of the deceased, as shown by the evidence, and with the right of survivorship as to said suit if either die pending the action.” Civil Code (1910), § 4424. The answer to the…