Bell v. Central Railroad
Supreme Court of Georgia
Parent and Child. Amendment. Actions. Homicide. Before Judge Simmons. Bibb Superior Court. April Term, 1884. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Blandeord, Justice.
The plaintiff’s declaration alleged that the defendant, by the carelessness and negligence of its agents, killed her son, who was a minor, whereby she was damaged. The plaintiff proposed to amend this .declaration by adding thereto that the services of her son were of such a value to her per annum, and by this homicide by defendant of her son, she was deprived of his services, and was thereby en-damaged.
The defendant objected to this amendment, upon the ground that the declaration set forth no substantial cause *521of action, and could not be amended. The court sustained this…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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