Centrello v. Basky

To gain a fair perspective of this case and of the factors which apparently influenced the jury in returning its verdict for the defendants, an outline of parts of the evidence is necessary.

At the time of his injury on the afternoon of April 9, 1952, plaintiff was 10 years of age. He was in the fourth grade of school, received good marks, was a Cub Scout and had won a number of merit awards. At the trial he testified on direct *44examination that, as he was walking around the concrete mixer, he slipped on the sand, and “I made a grab for the machine with my hand, slipped off the edge of it and…