Hobby Shops, Inc. v. Drudy

In April 1962, Michael Drudy, a thirteen year old newsboy for the Indianapolis Star, won a trip to Detroit for his efforts in securing new subscribers. A large number of boys made the trip on busses provided by the Star. By prearrangement, the evening they were returning home, they stopped at defendant’s restaurant in Fort Wayne. After eating, Drudy and a companion left the restaurant and were running across the parking lot to their bus when Drudy ran into a cable some 3 to 4 feet above the ground level. The cable was used, along with a curbing, to separate parking lanes. Drudy was knocked to…