Elk Cotton Mills v. Grant
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action' for damages. Before Judge Fite. Whitfield superior court. January 28, 1913. ' " On January 18, 1912, Charlie Grant, by his next friend, brought an action to recover damages against the Elk Cotton Mills.
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Action' for damages. Before Judge Fite. Whitfield superior court. January 28, 1913. ' " On January 18, 1912, Charlie Grant, by his next friend, brought an action to recover damages against the Elk Cotton Mills. After being amended, and after the sustaining of a demurrer to a portion of the petition, it alleged in substance as follows: The plaintiff, who was eleven years of age, was employed by the defendant in violation of the second section of the child-labor law of 1906 (Civil Code (1910)., § 3144), prohibiting the employment, in any factory or manufacturing establishment, o'f any child…
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.)
1. By the Civil Code of 1910, § 3143, it is declared that no child under ten years of age shall be employed or allowed to labor in any factory or manufacturing establishment in this State, under any circumstances. By section 3144 it is declared that no child under twelve years of age shall be so employed, or allowed so to labor, unless it is an orphan and has no other means of support, or unless a widowed mother or an aged or disabled father is dependent upon the labor of such child. In the latter event, the father is required to file in the office of the…
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