Dent v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.

The defendant, Harry L. Meyer, is the owner of premises in Belleville, Illinois, which are leased to the other defendant, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. The plaintiff, Gerald Dent, aged 16, fell into a depressed driveway on the premises, while he was walking thereon at night. He suffered injuries for which he brought this suit, by his next friend, charging both defendants with wilful and wanton misconduct. Trial was started before a jury, but at the close of plaintiff’s evidence, the court directed verdicts for the defendants, pursuant to their motions, and entered judgment in…