Case ID: misc_25/html/0296-01.html
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Author: {"author": "Fitzsimons, Ch. J.", "license": "Public Domain", "url": "https://static.case.law/"}
Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Louis Lieberman, an Infant, by Abraham Lieberman, his Guardian ad litem, Respondent, v. The Third Avenue Railroad Co., Appellant.
    (City Court of New York, General Term,
    November, 1898.)
    Negligence — When an infant may recover for a loss of his wages.
    Where the-father of an infant, over twenty years old, consents that the infant may have and enjoy his own wages, whatever loss of them has resulted from personal injuries, sustained by the infant and caused by negligence, is an element of damage which is recoverable against a street railroad company which has been guilty of the negligence.
    Appeal from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon a verdict. ‘ ,
    Hoadly, Lauterbach & Johnson, for appellant.
    Max D. Steuer, for respondent.
   Fitzsimons, Ch. J.

Yre think that the judgment was justified by the evidence herein. It shows that the injuries complained of were caused by the negligence of the defendant, and that he was free from contributory negligence.

We think that no error was committed by the trial justice in the admission or exclusion of evidence.

We do not agree with the defendant that an error was committed by the justice in charging the jury, that plaintiff, an infant, had the right to recover in this action the wages lost hy him, because •of the injuries in question.

We think that the charge in that regard is right, because the infant who was over twenty years of age, had the right at the time of the injuries to his own earnings, if his father consented.

In this instance it is apparent that such consent was given be-, ■cause in his petition for the appointment of his father as his guardian herein, the plaintiff claims as an item of his damages herein, his wages, and his parent in consenting to act as such guardian must be held to have acquiesced in the claim made by his son, and consequently could not recover in any action brought by him, such wages.

The judgment must be affirmed, with costs.

Conlan, J., concurs.

Judgment affirmed, with costs.