Kita v. YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago

An action was brought by Sandy Kita, a minor, by Mary Kita, his mother and next friend, hereafter referred to as the plaintiff, against Young Men’s Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago, hereafter referred to as the defendant.

The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the defendant because of its alleged negligence in the operation of a day camp for children. The trial court sustained a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint and to dismiss the cause of action. From that order this appeal is taken.

It appears from the complaint that the plaintiff, aged nine, was a paid-up…