Myers v. Young Men's Christian Ass'n of Quincy

Mr. Presiding Justice Riess

delivered the opinion of the court.

An action at law in tort was filed in the circuit court of Adams county by Arch Myers, plaintiff appellee herein, against the defendant appellant, Young Men’s Christian Association of Quincy, Illinois, a corporation, seeking recovery of damages alleged to have been sustained by plaintiff while exercising due care for his own safety, as a proximate result of th© collapse of a tier or row of bleachers negligently maintained by the defendant in a defective and dangerous condition at its soft ball park, during the progress of a night…