Coon v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad

In our opinion written Per Curiam filed herein on July 27, 1936, we used the following language:

"Our statute also provides that for the death of a minor child, the father of the minor child may recover not only for the loss of services of such minor child, but also for the mental pain and suffering of the parent or both parents, if they survive. But, we held in Fuller v. Darnell, 100 Fla. 773, 129 So. 915, 74 A.L.R. 1, that the father could not recover for the mother's mental pain and suffering. So the father in this case would be denied that element of damages in the cause of action begun…