Cosgrove v. Hay

Citations

• 54 Pa. Super. 175
• 1913 Pa. Super. LEXIS 35

Syllabus

<p>Negligence — Infant—Duty to guard infant — Damages.</p> <p>1. Where a man invites or permits a boy of five and one-half years old to follow him into a dimly lighted barn owned by himself, and the boy falls into an open cistern in the floor of the barn and is drowned, the owner will be liable in damages for the death of the boy.</p> <p>2. In estimating the value of the life of a young boy and consequent damage by his death, much must be left to the sound discretion of the jury. They may properly take into consideration the age and health of the child, the cost of his maintenance and the occupation and circumstances of the parents.</p>