Gabin v. Skyline Cabana Club

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Proctor, J.

The trial court dismissed the plaintiffs’ negligence action at the close of their case. The Appellate Division affirmed and we granted certification. 53 N. J. 577 (1969).

Plaintiffs’ proofs showed that in the summer of 1965, Ronald Gabin, then 13 years old, was enrolled by his parents at the defendant Skyline Cabana Club Day Camp. The camp’s activities were conducted six days a week, excluding Mondays. Normally these activities were the same as those of any other day camp, but on August 15 the camp grounds were devoted to a carnival or fair,…