Franks v. Woodward

Lawrence Pranks, plaintiff, was 10 years and 10 months of age on May 31, 1930, when he suffered the injuries on account of which he seeks to recover damages in the instant suit. At the time of the trial of the case, he was in the sixth grade in school, had missed no grades, and was an intelligent boy for his years. He -testified that he had been warned and was fully cognizant of the dangers of street traffic and the precautions necessary to avoid them. Plaintiff and a slightly older lad, Albert Donovan, were among the several hundred people who attended a “medicine show” at the ball park at…