St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Miniweather

Deen, Judge.

1. The wrongful death Acts, being statutory rather than common-law remedies, are strictly construed. Bloodworth v. Jones, 191 Ga. 193 (11 SE2d 658). Therefore, whatever may be the effect of Code § 105-1304 providing that a widow shall hold the amount recovered in a civil action for the death of the husband and father “as if it were personal property descending to the widow and children from the deceased” there is no right of any kind for children of the widow who are stepchildren of the deceased to participate in such a recovery.

2. On the other hand, minor unmarried stepchildren…