McCollum Ex Rel. Curator v. Winnwood Amusement Co.

Plaintiff, a girl about twelve years old at the time of her injury, brought suit by her curator and recovered a judgment for ten thousand dollars in a jury trial against the two defendants for personal injuries alleged to have been caused by defendants' negligence, and defendants have appealed.

Defendant Amusement Company operated an outdoor amusement park a few miles north of Kansas City, in Clay County, of which the defendant Development Company was the owner, and at this park plaintiff was injured by having her leg broken in attempting to go, or slide, down a slide maintained and operated…