Hudson v. Augustine's, Inc.

This is a personal injury case arising out of an accident which occurred in a construction area in back of Augustine’s, a restaurant located in Belleville, on October 12,1961.

Augustine’s restaurant is a family owned corporation and Mary Hudson is a sister to the three Augustine brothers who were the stockholders and officers of the corporation. On the day in question, Paul Augustine brought his mother, Martha, his sister Mary Hudson, and Steven, the minor plaintiff, to the restaurant. Mary was going to take Steven, who was four and one-half years old, to the barbershop but Paul asked her to…