Bowden v. Jacksonville Electric Co.

Citations

• 51 Fla. 152

Syllabus

<p>1. An administrator may be appointed, to administer upon the estate of a deceased minor.</p> <p>2. An administrator of the estate of a deceased minor under the provisions of Sections 2342 and 2343 of the Revised ' Statutes of 1892 may recover damages for the death of his intestate when such death was caused by the wrongful act, negligence, carelessness or default of a corporation or its agents when acting as such, and such minor leaves neither widow nor minor child or children, not any person or persons dependent on him for a support.</p> <p>3. An allegation in a declaration that “W. G-. B. was duly appointed as administrator of the estate of said R. B., deceased” is equivalent to an allegation that such administrator was appointed according to law.</p> <p>4. Under section 17 of Article Y of the Constitution the County-Judge has general power to grant letters of administration, and as such letters of administration can lawfully be granted on the estate of a deceased minor, an allegation in a declaration that a named person was duly appointed as administrator of the estate of a named deceased minor is a sufficient allegation of the granting of such letters, the regularity of the granting thereof not being subject to collaterial attack.</p>