Agans v. Showalter

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal by Ellamae Showalter and Wes England, the two defendants in a personal injury suit brought by plaintiff, Eva Agans. Mrs. Agans fell and was injured while she was roller skating at the Grand Roller Rink in Galesburg, Illinois. Defendant England, 16 years old at the time of the accident, was also a skater at the rink. Defendant Showalter is owner-operator of the Grand.

While both plaintiff and England were skating around the rink’s main floor, there was a collision involving both plaintiff and England. That collision…