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title: O.C.G.A. § 51-4-3. Persons entitled to bring action for wrongful death of wife or mother; survival of action; service on and intervention of parties not joining; effect of final judgment.
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date: 2025
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# O.C.G.A. § 51-4-3. Persons entitled to bring action for wrongful death of wife or mother; survival of action; service on and intervention of parties not joining; effect of final judgment.

No text is printed for this repealed section.

## History

Repealed by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1253, § 2, effective April 10, 1985.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1887, p. 43, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 3828; Civil Code 1910, § 4424; Ga. L. 1924, p. 60, § 1; Code 1933, § 105-1306; Ga. L. 1939, p. 233, § 1; Ga. L. 1960, p. 968, § 1; Ga. L. 1971, p. 359, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8.

Present provisions concerning persons entitled to bring an action for the wrongful death of a spouse or parent appear in § 51-4-2.