Sorrels v. Matthews
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action for damages. Before Judge Wright. Randolph superior court. November 8, 1906. J. M. Sorrels brought an action against C. R. Matthews, teacher of a public school, for damages in the sum of $300, for expelling the plaintiff’s children from the school. The petition was dismissed at the trial term, on a motion in the nature of a general demurrer, and the plaintiff excepted.
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Action for damages. Before Judge Wright. Randolph superior court. November 8, 1906. J. M. Sorrels brought an action against C. R. Matthews, teacher of a public school, for damages in the sum of $300, for expelling the plaintiff’s children from the school. The petition was dismissed at the trial term, on a motion in the nature of a general demurrer, and the plaintiff excepted. The substance of the petition was: The defendant contracted with the board of education of Bandolph county to teach a public school at Benevolence in that-county, for six months, beginning December 1, 1905. He…
1Opinion of the CourtFish, C. J.
(After stating the facts.) One ground of the motion to dismiss the petition was that it set forth no right of action in the plaintiff. In our opinion, this ground was well taken, and therefore the necessity of dealing with any other question raised by the record is obviated. In no case can a father maintain an action for a wrong done to his minor child, unless the father has incurred some direct pecuniary injury therefrom, in consequence of loss of service, or expense necessarily consequent thereon. Bell v. Wooten, 53 Ga. 684; Central Railroad Co. v. Brinson, 64 Ga. 475; Frazier v. Georgia…
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