Appelhans v. McFall
Illinois Appellate Court
757 N.E.2d 987 (2001)
Relevant factsFree
Five-year-old William (defendant), unsupervised by his parents (defendants), collided into Appelhans (plaintiff) on his bicycle, breaking her hip; her complaint alleged no specific prior incidents showing William posed a bicycle-riding danger, nor that his parents had any opportunity to control him at the moment of the accident, and the trial court dismissed her suit.
IssueFree
Whether a negligence suit against a five-year-old child and his parents may be maintained where the child caused the plaintiff's injury and the parents had no specific reason to monitor the child's conduct.
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