Carpenter v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n

The minor plaintiff, seven years of age, who was hurt at a playground of the defendant, brings this *366action of tort. There is a count by his father for consequential damages. G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 231, § 6A, inserted by St. 1939, c. 372, § 1. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiffs, but the judge, under leave reserved, entered verdicts for the defendant, and the plaintiffs excepted.

The jury could have found these facts: The defendant owned and operated a playground for children, known as “Y Land,” in the Dorchester district of Boston. On August 15, 1944, the minor plaintiff (hereinafter…