[87]. Statement abridged. Only so much of the opinion is given as relates to a single point.
[88]. Garrison v. St. Louis R. Co., 92 Ark. 437; De Soto Co. v. Hill, 179 Ala. 186 (personal standard applied to a boy brighter than his age); Jollimore v. Connecticut Co., 86 Conn. 314; Herrington v. City, 125 Ga. 58; Elk Mills v. Grant, 140 Ga. 727; Keller v. Gaskill, 9 Ind. App. 670; Cole v. Searfoss, 49 Ind. App. 334; Louisville R. Co. v. Allnutt, 150 Ky. 831; Van Natta v. Peoples R. Co., 133 Mo. 13; Spillane v. Missouri R. Co., 135 Mo. 414; Moeller v. United R. Co., 242 Mo. 721; David v. West Jersey R. Co., 84 N. J. Law, 685; Marius v. Motor Co., 146 App. Div. 608; Gigoux v. County, 73 Or. 212; Bridger v. Asheville R. Co., 27 S. C. 456; North Texas Construction Co. v. Bostick, 98 Tex. 239; Kyne v. Southern R. Co., 41 Utah, 368; Quinn v. Ross Car Co., 157 Wis. 543 Accord. As to experience, see Stern v. Bensieck, 161 Mo. 146.
Section 2901 of the Georgia Civil Code is as follows:—
“Due care in a child of tender years is such care as its capacity, mental and physical, fits it for exercising in the actual circumstances of the occasion and situation under investigation.”
In Harrington v. Mayor, 125 Ga. 58, 60, Lumpkin, J., said: “The average child of its own age is not the standard by which to measure its legal diligence with exactness. ‘Such care as the capacity of the particular child enables it to use naturally and reasonably, is what the law requires.’” Compare Bleckley, C. J., in Western & Atlantic R. Co. v. Young, 81 Ga. 397, 416, 417.
[89]. The liability of an infant for his torts is universally recognized.
Trespass. Y. B. 35 Hen. VI. f. 11, pl. 18; Burnard v. Haggis, 14 C. B. N. S. 45; Neal v. Gillett, 23 Conn. 437; Wilson v. Garrard, 59 Ill. 51; Peterson v. Haffner, 59 Ind. 130; Scott v. Watson, 46 Me. 362; Marshall v. Wing, 50 Me. 62; Sikes v. Johnson, 16 Mass. 389; School District v. Bragdon, 23 N. H. 507; Campbell v. Stakes, 2 Wend. 137; Hartfield v. Roper, 21 Wend. 615, 620; Tifft v. Tifft, 4 Denio, 175; Conklin v. Thompson, 29 Barb. 218; Huchting v. Engel, 17 Wis. 230; Vosburg v. Putney, 80 Wis. 523; Vosburg v. Putney, 86 Wis. 278.
Conversion. Mills v. Graham, 1 B. & P. N. R. 140; Bristow v. Clark, 1 Esp. 171; Vasse v. Smith, 6 Cranch, 226; Oliver v. McClellan, 21 Ala. 675; Ashlock v. Vivell, 29 Ill. App. 388; Lewis v. Littlefield, 15 Me. 233; Caswell v. Parker, 96 Me. 39 (semble); Homer v. Thwing, 3 Pick. 492; Walker v. Davis, 1 Gray, 506; Wheeler Co. v. Jacobs, 2 Misc. 236; Green v. Sperry, 16 Vt. 390; Baxter v. Bush, 29 Vt. 465.
Deceit. Fitts v. Hall, 9 N. H. 441; Word v. Vance, 1 N. & McC. 197.
Defamation. Hodsman v. Grissell, Noy, 129; Drane v. Pawley, 8 Ky. Law Rep. 530; Fears v. Riley, 148 Mo. 49.