Harris v. State

• Decision Date: 03 June 1902
• Citation: 115 Ga. 578,41 S.E. 983
• Parties: HARRIS v. STATE.
• Court: Georgia Supreme Court

41 S.E. 983

115 Ga. 578

HARRIS

v.STATE.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

June 3, 1902.

ASSAULT ON CHILD—EVIDENCE.

A mother who has the right to control and correct her child may authorize another, in her presence, to chastise the child for disobedience; and, if he do so in a proper manner, he is not guilty of an assault and battery upon the child. (Syllabus by the Court.)

Error from city court of Wrightsville; V. B. Robinson, Judge.

Charlie Harris was convicted of assault, and brings error. Reversed.

J. L. Kent, for plaintiff in error.

B. B. Blount, Sol., for the State.

PER CURIAM. Judgment reversed.

LEWIS, J., absent on account of sickness.