Damato v. Delucia

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Bodine, J.

The petitioner, a minor under sixteen years of age, was injured while illegally employed in defendant’s bakery. He, and his parents, sued in a common law action and recovered damages. He then proceeded under his compensation petition previously filed, and received an award from the bureau. This award the Supreme Court sustained.

It was decided in Terlingo v. Belz-Parr, Inc., 106 N. J. L. 221, that the amendment to section 9 of the Workmen’s Compensation act (Pamph. L. 1924, p. 359), did not deprive the infant of his common law action, although…