Bibb Manufacturing Co. v. Hewell

The plaintiff, a widow, sought to recover damages on account of injuries to her minor son, alleging that the defendant corporation knowingly put him to work without her consent, in a different position from that in which, under the contract between her and the defendant, he was to be employed, and that he received the injuries as a consequence of such change of work. This issue was correctly presented to the jury, under the charge of the court, there being a conflict in the evidence, and the jury decided the issue in favor of the plaintiff. Held:

Where the father, or, in the case of the…