Freeman v. Loyd

Plaintiff sued defendant for alleged negligence causing the death of his son, Herman Freeman. By different counts he charged defendant with common law negligence and with negligence under our Child Labor Law: Violating Code sections 5316 and 5318 by employing deceased, a boy under eighteen years of age, and permitting liim to work in defendant’s plant without the certificate required by section 5318, as amended.

A verdict was directed on the common law counts and the case submitted on the statuory counts. The jury rendered a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000. On defendant’s motion for a new…