An action commenced and prosecuted by an infant alone shall not be void. Although the action may be defective in wanting a guardian or next friend, the defect shall be amendable before verdict and cured by verdict.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 3187; Code 1868, § 3198; Code 1873, § 3263; Code 1882, § 3263; Civil Code 1895, § 4947; Civil Code 1910, § 5524; Code 1933, § 3-115; Ga. L. 1959, p. 79, § 1.
Cross references.
Age of legal majority, § 39-1-1 .
Law reviews.
For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).