Scott v. Del Monte Properties, Inc.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment after jury verdict for defendant Del Monte Properties, Inc. in an action for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by John Scott, a minor. Motion for new trial was made and denied.

John Scott, who was 15 years of age at the time of trial, was a member of Sea Scout Ship 128 of Carmel, California. On September 6, 1953, together with other members of his sea scout ship, he went onto Del Monte Properties to assist with shore boat duty for the Stillwater Cove Yacht Club whose members were engaging in the Labor Day regatta. The Still-water Cove Yacht Club…