Patterson v. Cushman

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• child under seven, rebuttably presumed incapable of negligence; where evidence showed six-year-old capable of some care, issue one of fact for the jury
• Question whether a child had capacity for contributory negligence was properly treated as a matter of law where evidence could leave no doubt in a reasonable mind that he was capable of some degree of care and of taking some precautions for his own safety

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