Legal Opinion

Weldon v. Williams

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided March 12, 1984No. 67189PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

On October 1, 1981, Earnest Searcy was killed in an automobile collision. Willie Charles Weldon was the driver of one of the other vehicles involved. Searcy was survived by his mother, Mary Carter, and an illegitimate minor child. The child’s mother, Monica Williams, applied to become the administratrix of Searcy’s estate and in that capacity filed the instant wrongful death action against Weldon on March 25, 1982, alleging in her complaint that she was “bringing this action for the benefit of the next of kin and also those who received contribution from Earnest Searcy for…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Stroud v. EliasSupreme Court of Georgia · 1981
  2. Bloomfield v. Liggett & Myers, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1973
  3. Cobb County Fair Assn. v. BoyleCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1977
  4. Williams v. Appliances, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1955
  5. Clements v. United Equity CorporationCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1972

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Azarat Marketing Group, Inc. v. Department of Administrative AffairsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  2. Spears v. MacK & Bernstein, P.C.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1997
  3. Coleman v. Superior InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
  4. Sparks v. HicksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  5. Noggle v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1985

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