Glucina v. Goss Brick Co.

Citations

• 63 Wash. 401
• 115 P. 843
• 1911 Wash. LEXIS 1215

Syllabus

<p>Master and Servant — Employment op Child Under Age Limit— Violation of Statute — Liability — Defense. One who unlawfully employs a child under the age of fourteen years, prohibited by Rem. & Bal. Code, § 2447, assumes all the risk of personal injuries while he is engaged in the performance of the prohibited duties, regardless of contributory negligence; and in an action by the child, it is no defense that the father of the child misrepresented his age, or that the employer did not “knowingly” violate the statute, and exercised due care to ascertain the age of the child.</p> <p>Damages — Excessive Verdict — Loss of Hand. A verdict for ?8,500 for the loss of a right hand by a boy under fourteen years of age will not be set aside as excessive, where the trial court refused to interfere.</p>