John McGarry, by Guardian v. John S. Loomis, Appellants

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's judgment, holding that a child's parents are not a defense to a negligence claim when the child, though non sui juris, has not committed contributory negligence; that a child has a right to be on and play upon a sidewalk without that fact constituting contributory negligence; and that the defendants were guilty of gross negligence for the dangerous steam pipe condition that injured the child.