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BROWN v. LIBERTY OIL & REFINING CORP.

No. S91A0077.

403 S.E.2d 806 (1991)

261 Ga. 214

BROWN et al. v. LIBERTY OIL & REFINING CORPORATION et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

May 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Sherrod Taylor, and Jefferson C. Callier, Taylor & Harp, Columbus, for Brown et al.

F. Thomas Young, James B. Thagard, and Pearce Scott, Young, Young & Clyatt, Valdosta, for Liberty Oil.

WELTNER, Justice.

This case involves the Georgia wrongful death statute, OCGA § 51-4-2(a), which provides:

The surviving spouse or, if there is no surviving spouse, a child or children, either minor or sui juris, may recover for the homicide of the spouse or parent the full value of the life of the decedent, as shown by the evidence.

The claimants are the minor children of Vicky Brown, who was killed in a collision between her automobile and...

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