Gille v. Winnebago County Housing Authority

Plaintiff instituted an action in the circuit court of Winnebago County seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by him when, on July 14, 1953, he received severe burns to his body while near a trash burner maintained by the defendant upon its premises. Trial by jury resulted in a verdict in favor of defendant and against plaintiff. Judgment entered thereon was affirmed by the appellate court (104 Ill. App. 2d 470), and we have allowed plaintiff’s petition for leave to appeal from that decision.

Plaintiff, who was 9y2 years old at the time of the occurrence in question, testified that…