Kroft v. Grimm

This is an action brought by Lee Ann Kroft, a minor, through her guardian ad litem, to recover damages for personal injuries suffered when she was run over by a truck operated by the defendant Fred Grimm.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendant and plaintiff appeals.

The defendant is the owner and operator of a fuel business in Oswego. On the day the plaintiff was injured, the defendant drove his truck to the Kroft home to deliver a load of wood. The place of delivery was a woodshed located on the rear of the premises where the plaintiff lived with her parents. The defendant backed his…