Bateman v. Crim

RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.

Appellant, a woman eighty-four years of age, brought suit for personal injuries. The defendants were two boys, ten and twelve years of age, and their parents. Trial was by jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for $1,200 against the two minor defendants. They did not appeal. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, the court directed a verdict in favor of the parents. Judgment was entered on this instructed verdict, from which plaintiff appealed.

All parties concerned lived in the same neighborhood, a congested business area. The minor defendants were playing on the…