Marts v. State

Claimant Darlene Marts, a Minor, represented by Alexena Marts, her mother, seeks recovery of $25,000.00 for injuries suffered when the claimant fell into a pit of burning leaves at the Stephen A. Douglas Memorial Park at 35th and Leif Erickson Drive in Chicago, Illinois.

The evidence presented establishes the following facts:

On Sunday, October 13, 1963, at about 3:00 P.M., claimant, Darlene Marts, aged 6% years, went with her uncle, Gordon Widlund, her sister, Marie, aged 8 years, and her brother, Jerry, aged 10 years, to the Stephen A. Douglas Memorial Park. While the children were playing in…