ANDREWS v. WILLIS

49932.

133 Ga. App. 697 (1975)

212 S.E.2d 24

ANDREWS et al. v. WILLIS et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided January 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walton Hardin, for appellants.

Fulcher, Hagler, Harper & Reed, John I. Harper, for appellees.


CLARK, Judge.

Two questions are here presented: (1) Are children born of a marriage which was void because their mother had wedded their father without obtaining a divorce from her surviving spouse entitled to sue as plaintiffs under the provisions of Code Ann. § 105-1302 for the tortious homicide of their father? (2) Is a stipulation by counsel that such children are "illegitimate" binding? We answer "Yes" to the first and "No" to the second query.

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