City of Phoenix v. Anderson

UDALL, Justice.

Jonnie Fae Anderson, a minor of the age of thirteen years, acting through her father as guardian ad litem, sued the City of Phoenix for $5,500 ($500 for medical expense and $5,000 for lessened earning power and pain and suffering) for injuries that she suffered when, on June 17, 1945, she fell from the high-dive platform at the swimming pool in University Park. The minor will hereafter be referred to as the plaintiff and the City of Phoenix as the defendant or City.

The jury awarded the plaintiff a verdict in the sum of $500 and judgment was entered thereon. The City moved for a…