Heiden v. City of Milwaukee

The city of Milwaukee is the owner of the Maryland avenue school building and the grounds adjacent thereto. During the summer of 1933, the school grounds were used with the consent of the city by children and adults alike for play and recreational purposes. The activities conducted upon those grounds were a part of a general summer playground movement or system fostered by the city. On August 24, 1933, a final or closing children’s summer festival was held there. The festival was held during the early evening of that day. Approximately a thousand people attended the exercises. The…