Insurance Co. of North America v. Cooley

Pannell, Judge.

“Legally speaking, Mrs. [Cooley] could only demand support from her husband, but this does not prevent dependency upon her son, as a fact.” Glens Falls Indem. Co. v. Jordan, 56 Ga. App. 449, 457 (193 SE 96). And partial dependency of the mother may be established though the son’s contributions to her be at irregular intervals and of irregular amounts. Glens Falls Indem. Co. v. Jordan, supra, at p. 456. “Dependency does not depend on whether the alleged dependents could support themselves without decedent’s earnings, or so reduce their expenses that they would be supported…