Legal Opinion
Ivey v. Railway Fuel Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 25, 1928No. 6 Div. 756PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBouldin, J.
The controlling question in this case is: Can an action be maintained under the Homicide Act for the death of a minor under 16 years of age, employed in a mine in violation of the Child Labor Law, or is the case governed by the Workmen’s Compensation Law?
Section 7539 of the Code reads:
“Minors within 'statute. — The provisions of this chapter shall apply to employes who are minors and who have been employed in accordance 'with or contrary to laws regulating the employment of minors.”
Speaking of this statute in Chapman v. Railway Fuel Co., 212 Ala. 106, 101 So. 879, it was said:
“This we…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- State ex rel. Meyer v. GreeneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
- Ex Parte W. T. Smith Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Miller v. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
- Gibson v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Chapman v. Railway Fuel Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1924
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Sheffield v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1997
- Ex Parte Coffee County Com'nSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Karrh v. BD. OF CONTROL OF RETIREMENTSupreme Court of Alabama · 1996
- Larry v. TaylorSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- William Max Ward, a Minor, Suing by His Mother and Next Friend, Jewell Ward v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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