Legal Opinion
Countryman v. Coogler
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 23, 1946No. 11687PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
McCORD, Circuit Judge.
The appeal is from a judgment in favor of Mrs. Susie B. Coogler for damages for the wrongful death of her minor son. Appellants contend that judgment should have been in their favor notwithstanding a jury-verdict for the plaintiff.
The record evidence shows that Billy Coogler, the nineteen year old son of appel-lee, was killed by appellants’ truck on October 27, 1944. He was then back home in Georgia on a furlough from the Navy. Mrs. Coogler was dependent upon her son for support, and after he entered the Navy he continued to send her money up until the time of his death.
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- Atlantic Ice & Coal Co. v. FoldsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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