Case Name: Wilkes v. Pound
Court: Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jurisdiction: Georgia
Decision Date: 1922-09-26
Citations: 29 Ga. App. 98
Docket Number: 12715
Parties: Wilkes v. Pound.
Judges: Jenkins, P. J., and Bell, J., conour.
Reporter: Georgia Appeals Reports
Volume: 29
Pages: 98–99

Head Matter:
12715.
Wilkes v. Pound.
Decided September 26, 1922.

Opinion:
Stephens, J.
1. A father who has not parted with the parental control of his minor child is entitled to the proceeds of the labor of the child, and a contract by such minor, made with a third person without the knowledge or consent of the father, to pay to the third person a part of the wages accruing under his contract of employment, is void and unenforceable.
2. Where a part of such wages accruing to the minor has been actually transferred by him to such third person, the father is entitled to recover the same in a suit against the third person.
3. The verdict for the plaintiff was properly directed.
Judgment affirmed.
Jenkins, P. J., and Bell, J., conour.
Action for money had and received; from Hancock superior court — Judge Park. June 22, 1921.
Burwell & Fleming, for plaintiff in error.
B. H. Lewis, contra.