Collett Ex Rel. Collett v. Hendrickson

This is an appeal in an action for damages arising out of an automobile-pedestrian accident. The trial court sustained the defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissed the action. The plaintiff’s motion to vacate the judgment was overruled and the plaintiff appealed.

The plaintiff, Kenneth Collett, who was 6 years old at the time of the accident, was seriously injured in the accident. The action was brought by James C. Collett as his father and next friend. The defendant, Allen D. Hendrickson, who was 16 years old at the time of the accident, was operating the automobile involved in…