Brand v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Supreme Court of Florida
Appealed from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries there was verdict and judgment for defendant corporations and the plaintiff minor by next friend took writ of error.
-The declaration alleges in effect that the plaintiff a minor aged about fourteen years was by his father hired *186to the defendants to do light and simple work in a phosphate loading business, such as a child of his age could perform without risk or injury from the dangerous machinery employed at the plant where such business was conducted; that the plaintiff .was without knowledge or experience in the doing of any kind of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Camp v. HallSupreme Court of Florida · 1897
- Westbrook v. Mobile & Ohio RailroadMississippi Supreme Court · 1889
- Goulding Fertilizer Co. v. WattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
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