Charbonneau v. MacRury

The plaintiff concedes that the infancy of a person is of material importance in determining whether he has been guilty of contributory negligence, but conténds that a minor charged with actionable negligence is to be held to the standard of care of an adult without regard to his nonage and want of experience. While the issue thus presented has been mooted in discussion by writers, there is a dearth of judicial authority directly in point.

The two leading cases dealing with the specific question are Neal v. Gillett, 23 Conn. 437, 442 and Briese v. Maechtle, 146 Wis. 89, 91. In the former the…