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GULLEDGE v. GULLEDGE

No. 14195.

51 Ill. App.3d 972 (1977)

367 N.E.2d 429

ROBERT GULLEDGE, a Minor, by Sandra Sue Moore, his Mother and Next Friend, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JACKSON S. GULLEDGE et al., Defendants-Appellees. — (McDONOUGH POWER EQUIPMENT, INC., Defendant.)

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

Opinion filed August 29, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Dvorak, of Burger, Fombelle, Wheeler & Dvorak, P.C., of Decatur, for appellant.

Samuels, Miller, Schroeder, Jackson & Sly, of Decatur (William O. Martin, Jr., and Jerald E. Jackson, of counsel), for appellees.

Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE LEWIS delivered the opinion of the court:

We face in this case the question of whether grandparents and other relatives having temporary care and custody of a minor relative are liable to the minor for injuries sustained by the minor as a result of the grandparents' ordinary negligence.

On June 30, 1974, 9-year-old Robert Gulledge was visiting the residence of his grandparents Jackson and Tevis Gulledge. Robert's...

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