Ridenour v. Johns

The defendant in error, Jessie Ridenour, plaintiff below, filed her suit in the circuit court of White county, Illinois, against Oren Johns and Paul Quindry, aged 9 and 13 years respectively. The plaintiff claims she was injured through the negligence of these two minor boys, who, while coasting on a sled, ran into her and knocked her down. A trial was had and a judgment entered against the defendants jointly for the sum of $100 and costs of suit.

The record in the case discloses that Oren Johns at the time of the accident was 9 years of age and Paul Quindry was 13 years of age. The record…