Legal Opinion
Lovett v. Garvin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided September 17, 1974No. 28886PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Grice, Chief Justice.
The sole question presented in this appeal is whether the right of action of a husband for the tortious homicide of the wife under the wrongful death statute of this state (Ga. L. 1887, pp. 43, 45; 1939, p. 233; 1960, pp. 968, 969; 1971, p. 359; Code Ann. § 105-1306) accrues at the time of the death of the wife from the injuries inflicted by the defendant, or at the time the injuries were inflicted. Certiorari was granted because this court considered the issue to be one of gravity and importance.
The suit was brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County by Kenneth…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thompson v. WatsonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1938
- Garvin v. LovettCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1974
3Cited by21 opinions
- Grady Michael Higginbotham, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross John Henry Lee and Veronica P. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Ford Motor Co. v. CarterSupreme Court of Georgia · 1977
- Williams v. Department of Human ResourcesSupreme Court of Georgia · 2000
- Miles v. Ashland Chemical Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1991
- Tolbert v. ManerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1999
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