Brandt v. C. F. Smith & Co.

This is a suit for damages as compensation for personal injury. The plaintiff’s declaration alleges that in 1923 he was employed in a store operated by the defendant company in the city of Detroit; that at the time of his injury he was 15 years and 4 months of age; that he was employed by the defendant without the latter complying with the provisions of chapter 100 of the Compiled Laws of 1915, as amended, the same being the statute which specifies the conditions under which a minor under 16 years of age may be employed. It is further alleged as the result of such illegal employment, and…