MacConnell v. Hill

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for personal injuries sustained by Richard MacConnell, a six-year old child. The boy’s father, Edward P. MacConnell, individually and on behalf of his minor son, brought this suit against Curtis Hill d/b/a City Exxon to recover damages for the personal injuries the boy sustained when he was burned by scalding radiator water which gushed out of an automobile radiator hose that defendant Hill was removing. The jury convicted the defendant of negligence which was found to be a proximate cause of the accident and found contributory negligence on the part…