Harris v. Union Cotton Mills
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action for damages; from Walker superior court—Judge Wright. April 26, 1918. (See 144 Ga. 716.)
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
1. Where a father hires his minor son to an employer to do certain work, and the employer, without the consent of the father, puts the son to a different and more hazardous employment, and the son is injured, the father has a cause of action in his own behalf against the employer for the recovery of such diminution of the child’s earning capacity, between the date of the injury and the date of his attaining his majority, as the injury may have occasioned. Braswell v. Garfield Cotton Oil Mill Co., 7 Ga. App. 167 (66 S. E. 539).
2. But where a minor, such as indicated, has been injured, and suit…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Williams v. Atlantic Coast Line RailroadCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1916
- Braswell v. Garfield Cotton Oil Mill Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1909
- Hendrickson v. L. & N. R. R.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Crown Cotton Mills v. McNallySupreme Court of Georgia · 1907
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Seglinski v. Baltimore Copper Smelting & Rolling Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1926
- Folds v. PennCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1935