Stringer v. Atlanta Box Factory
Court of Appeals of Georgia
(Certiorari was granted by the Supreme Court.) Action for damages; from Fulton superior court — Judge Pendleton. July 1, 1919.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
1. It is the settled law of this State that 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. Muscogee Mfg. Co. v. Butts, 21 Ga. App. 558 (94 S. E. 821); Young v. Stewart Lumber Co., 17 Ga. App. 410 (87 S. E. 149) ; Central Railroad Co. v. Phillips, 91 Ga. 526 (17 S. E. 952) ; Rhodes v. Railroad Co., 84 Ga. 322 (10 S. E. 922, 20 Am. St. Rep. 362).
2. A servant is not obligated to obey the direct command of his master, however peremptory, to work at and with a defective machine, when the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bowen v. WyethSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Van Dyke v. Van DykeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1904
- Central Railroad v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Rhodes v. Georgia Railroad & Banking Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1890
- International Cotton Mills v. WebbCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1918
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