Georgia Court of Appeals, 1949

Brinkley v. Dixie Construction Company

Brinkley v. Dixie Construction Company
Georgia Court of Appeals · Decided July 11, 1949 · Gardner, MacIntyre, Townsend
54 S.E.2d 510; 79 Ga. App. 583 (South Eastern Reporter, Second Series)

Brinkley v. Dixie Construction Company

Opinion of the Court

Gardner, J.

This court certified to the Supreme Court the following question: “Under the Georgia Acts of 1943, p. 538, § 1, as codified in the 1933 Code Supp., § 74-204, does a bastard minor child or children, suing *584 by next friend; have the legal right to recover for the tortious death of the father?” The Supreme Court answered the question in the negative (205 Ga. 415, 54 S. E. 267). By virtue of the decision of the Supreme Court in its answer to the certified question, this case is affirmed on the main bill of exceptions and the cross-bill of exceptions is dismissed.

Decided July 11, 1949. Oliver, Oliver & Davis, for plaintiff. Hitch, Morris, Harrison & Smith, for defendant.

Judgment affirmed on the main bill oj exceptions. Cross-bill of exceptions dismissed.

MacIntyre, P. J., and Townsend, J., concur.

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