Muhlbauer v. Kruzel

delivered the .opinion of the court:

The circuit court of Cook County sustained a motion to dismiss a third-party complaint, and entered judgment for the third-party defendant. The Appellate Court, First District, affirmed, (78 Ill. App. 2d 343,) and we granted leave to appeal.

The original action was brought by the plaintiff, Alfred A. Muhlbauer, against the defendant, J. M. Kruzel, individually and doing business as J. M. Kruzel Certified Food Mart. The complaint alleged that “the defendant negligently hired, caused or permitted a person to dress as a clown and distribute autographed…