Ford v. Brandan

Tommy Ford, suing by next friend, brought this action to recover for personal injuries sustained on defendants’ trampoline. In a companion suit the parents sought a recovery for medical expenses and loss of services. From judgments dismissing both suits upon directed verdicts for defendants both plaintiffs have appealed.

The defendants Brandan and Quinn engaged in the business of operating amusement devices known as trampolines which they invited the public to use for a charge of 50‡ per hour for each trampoline.

On August 15, 1960, at about 10 P.M., Tommy Ford, the minor plaintiff, then 16…