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BROWN v. SEABOARD AIR LINE R. CO.

35239.

91 Ga. App. 35 (1954)

84 S.E.2d 707

BROWN v. SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILROAD CO.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben Smith, O. C. Hancock, D. W. Rolader, for plaintiff in error.

Troutman, Sams, Schroder & Lockerman, Henry B. Troutman, Jr., J. Glenn Giles, contra.

FELTON, C. J.

While ordinarily the cause of action for lost earnings and medical expenses expended is in the father of a minor child (Code § 105-107; Sheffield v. Lovering, 51 Ga.App. 353, 354 (3), 180 S. E. 523), a father may emancipate his minor child (Hargrove v. Turner, 112 Ga. 134, 37 S. E. 89, 81 Am. St. R. 134), and thereby vest in the child the right through his guardian or by next friend to sue for such damages. Coleman...

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