Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Redeker

Gaines, Associate Justice.

Appellee brought this suit in the court below, alleging in substance that appellant, without his consent, employed his minor son, J. W. Redeker, as a brakeman *191on its road, and that while so employed the son was injured through the negligence of appellant, and that thereby appellee lost his services and was put to expense, etc.

The charge of the court is assigned as error, and in so far as it relates to appellee’s right to recover, is as follows:

“You are instructed that the law is, the father is entitled to the services of his minor son during minority, and the minor…