New v. Southern Railway Co.

The Southern Railway Company employed as a switchman Looney Oscar New, the minor son of W. B. New. The latter entered into a written contract with the company, by which he, among other ■ things, stipulated as follows: “ I further hereby agree and consent that said company is by these presents *148released and forever acquitted from all or any claim or liability to me for damages for any injuries sustained by said Looney Oscar-New while in its employment; and'also that said company may pay all wages and other moneys due or growing out of said employment direct to him, and receive acquittance…