Muscogee Manufacturing Co. v. Butts
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for daúiages; from city coirt of Columbus — Judge Tigner. March 10, 1917. ,
1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.
1. A servant who is over 14 years of age is presumptively chargeable with the same degree of diligence for his own safety as an adult engaged in the same work. Civil Code (1910), § 3474; Central R. Co. v. Phillips, 91 Ga. 526 (2) (17 S. E. 952) ; Evans v. Josephine Mills, 119 Ga. 448 (6) (46 S. E. 674).
2. The plaintiff’s petition shows that he was 15 years old and was employed by the defendant to operate a “twisting machine” in a cotton mill, one of his duties being to keep the machine clean and free from accumulations of lint. The defendant’s alleged negligence, though variously stated,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Evans v. MillsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Central Railroad v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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