Donadio v. City of Syracuse

The infant plaintiff, Nicholas Don-adío, by his guardian ad litem, Albert Donadío, brought an action to recover for injuries alleged to have been sustained as the result of defendant’s negligence in permitting a dangerous and unsafe tree to remain along a city street. The father’s derivative action for medical and hospital expenses and loss of services was tried together with that of the infant.

Evidence introduced at the trial in behalf of the plaintiffs indicated special damages of approximately $1,339 and the jury returned a verdict in the father’s action in that amount. In the principal…