Gabris v. Blake

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Columbus Municipal Court. Plaintiffs, appellants herein, brought an action against four defendants. The court sustained a de murrer by, and gave judgment to, appellee city of Columbus, on the ground of governmental immunity. The facts are as alleged in the petition.

Findley Avenue and Duncan Street are both residential streets in Columbus, Ohio, that intersect at right angles. On June 10,1963, Roger Gabris was five years old. That afternoon, he was walking north on Findley Avenue on the west sidewalk. At the corner, to his left, a bakery truck was…