FORD EX REL. FORD v. NAIRN

Nos. 4-98-0675, 4-98-0717.

717 N.E.2d 525 (1999)

307 Ill. App.3d 296

240 Ill.Dec. 432

Christa FORD, a Minor, by and through her Father and Next Friend, Dennis FORD, and Dennis Ford, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Jerry NAIRN, Betty Nairn, and Jumpking, Inc., a Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. Christa Ford, a Minor by and Through her Father and Next Friend, Dennis Ford and Dennis Ford, Individually, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jerry Nairn and Betty Nairn, Defendants-Appellants (Jumpking, Inc., a Corporation, Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided September 7, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee W. Barron (argued), Alton, for Christa Ford.

Michael T. Reagan (argued), Jill W. Klein, Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, PC, Ottawa, for Jerry and Betty Nairn in No. 4-98-0675.

Stephen J. Maassen (argued), Hoagland, Fitzgerald, Smith & Pranaitis, Alton, for Jumpking, Inc.

Michael T. Reagan (argued), Herbolsheimer, Lannon, Henson, Duncan & Reagan, PC, Ottawa, for Jerry and Betty Nairn in No. 4-98-0717.


Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Christa Ford, a minor, by and through her father and next friend, Dennis Ford, and Dennis Ford, individually, brought this action to recover money damages for injuries to Christa's knee received while she was jumping on a trampoline. They allege defendants Jerry and Betty Nairn, the trampoline owners, had a duty to keep the trampoline in a reasonably safe condition for use by Christa and others...

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