Dolan v. City of New York

In this personal injury action, the defendant appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the infant plaintiff after a verdict by a jury. The child, about four and a half years of age, was injured when he fell from a device called a “ jungle jim ” or “ monkey bars ”, designed for use by younger children and located in a public playground maintained by the city. He had gone there in the custody of his nine-year-old sister. After the youngster had grasped the bar nearest the ground, he started to climb to the rung above and in the process fell to the ground. The first bar was two or two and…