Thompson v. Hanes

1. “There is no presumption of law that a minor over fourteen years of age, who applies for a position involving dangerous service, is aware of the danger and needs no instruction.” Atlanta & West Point R. Co. v. Smith, 94 Ga. 107 (20 S. E. 763).

2. In a suit by a minor, seventeen years of age, against his employer, to recover for personal injuries received while engaged in working in close proximity to a revolving circular saw, where it was alleged that the minor was feeble-minded and possessed a mental capacity below that of the average boy fourteen years of age, and could not appreciate the…