HAWKINS, Justice.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) It is elementary that the father cannot recover in this case unless the deceased son could have recovered had he been only injured and lived. Berry v. Northeastern Railroad, 72 Ga. 137.
At common law, if the injury to or death of a person resulted from any negligence attributable to him, regardless of the degree, there could be no recovery, and no apportionment of damages. Macon &...
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