Palm v. Ivorson
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action on the case for personal injuries. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles A. Bishop, Judge, presiding. Heard in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1903.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Baker
delivered the opinion of the court.
^A father is not liable for the tort of his infant child upon the ground alone that he is the father/] A person who negligently places in the hands of, or authorizes the use by another person of a dangerous instrument or article under such circumstances that he has reason to know that it is likely to produce injury, is liable for the natural and probable consequences of his act to any person injured, who is not himself in fault. The liability of the appellant for the injuries to appellee depends upon whether it can be held, under…
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