Jarvis v. Herrin City Park District

Plaintiff-appellant, a minor, by her father and next friend, filed suit against defendant-appellee on October 24, 1969, as a result of injuries she received June 29, 1969, on a children’s sliding board-jungle bars combination owned and possessed by defendant and located in a park operated by defendant. The first count of the complaint charged defendant with an utter indifference to or conscious disregard for plaintiff’s safety, which directly and proximately caused injury to the plaintiff. The second count charged defendant with negligence proximately causing plaintiff’s injuries. The…