Legal Opinion
Southland Butane Gas Co. v. Blackwell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided May 10, 1955No. 18864Published
1Opinion of the Court
211 Ga. 665 (1955)
88 S.E.2d 6
SOUTHLAND BUTANE GAS CO.
v.
BLACKWELL.
18864.
Supreme Court of Georgia.
Argued April 12, 1955.
Decided May 10, 1955.
Rehearing Denied June 15, 1955.
J. Guy Roberts, Dunaway & Embry, for plaintiff in error.
Gordon M. Combs, contra.
HAWKINS, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) It is elementary that the father cannot recover in this case unless the deceased son could have recovered had he been only injured and lived. Berry v. Northeastern Railroad, 72 Ga. 137.
At common law, if the injury to or death of a person resulted from any negligence attributable to him,…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Western & Atlantic Railroad v. FergusonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1901
- Southland Butane Gas Co. v. BlackwellSupreme Court of Georgia · 1955
- Rollestone v. Cassirer & Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1907
- Americus, Preston & Lumpkin Railroad v. LuckieSupreme Court of Georgia · 1891
- Macon & Western Railroad v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1868
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