Sauer v. Hebrew Institute of Long Island, Inc.

The infant plaintiff, a camper at defendant’s Summer camp, was injured while playing a game supervised by defendant’s personnel. The infant was 13 years old and the game was a “ water fight ” between groups of campers of similar age, played on a grass-covered area in which opposing groups of boys doused each other with water from cups or water pistols.

In running away from an opponent, the infant plaintiff slipped on the grass and struck his head on a concrete walk at the side of *246the grass area. After a trial before the court without a jury, an award of $15,000 has been made to infant…