Hickey v. Charlton

These cases have been consolidated and constitute an appeal from the granting of summary judgments for defendants below. The actions were brought by Lisa Hickey and her father to recover damages sustained by Lisa when she fell while playing on a treehouse in defendant Charlton's yard. Defendant's motions were based on the pleadings, the deposition of eight-year-old Lisa Hickey (who was six years old at the time of the accident) and the answers to interrogatories of defendant Charlton. Opposition to the motions were based on the pleadings, deposition of Lisa Hickey, answers to interrogatories…