Mayer v. Self

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

This action for damages arises from an incident in which defendants’ five-year-old son, Tommy, struck another child with a golf club causing substantial injuries. This action was filed on behalf of the injured child, Peter Mayer as plaintiff, by his mother as his next friend. Plaintiff’s complaint alleges negligence on the part of defendants on several theories including “[negligently furnishing or permitting said child access to an instrumentality with which said child would likely injure another child, or person.”

Upon the close of plaintiff’s evidence defendants’…