Georgia § 51-2-1 - Basis for imputation of negligence; fault of parents or custodians not imputable to child.
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§ 51-2-1. Basis for imputation of negligence; fault of parents or custodians not imputable to child.
For the negligence of one person to be properly imputable to another, the one to whom it is imputed must stand in such a relation or privity to the negligent person as to create the relation of principal and agent. In an action by an infant, the fault of the parent or of custodians selected by the parents is not imputable to the child. (Civil Code 1895, § 2902; Civil Code 1910, § 3475; Code 1933, § 105-205.) History of section. - The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decisions in East Tenn., Va. & Ga. Ry. v. Markens, 88 Ga. 60 , 13 S.E. 855 (1891); Atlanta & C. Air-Line Ry. v. Gravitt, 93 Ga. 369 , 20 S.E. 550 (1894). Cross references. - Agency generally, T. 10, C. 6. Law reviews. - For comment on Southern Ry. v. Garland, 75 Ga. App. 98 , 41 S.E.2d 925 (1947), see 10 Ga. B. J. 102 (1947).
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