Garel v. Jewish Community Centers of Denver

The plaintiff in error, Howard James Garel, was ten years of age when the above captioned case was filed. He sought to recover damages for personal injuries which resulted from a fall from an unguarded landing in an unfinished building under construction by The Mellwin Construction Corporation on real estate owned by the Jewish Community Centers of Denver. The boy’s father also asserted a claim for damages allegedly sustained by him as a result of his son’s accident.

At the conclusion of the testimony offered by the plaintiffs, the defendants moved for a dismissal of the action on the ground…