KING v. LENNEN

Docket No. L.A. 25591.

53 Cal.2d 340 (1959)

348 P.2d 98

1 Cal. Rptr. 665

JOHN LAURENCE KING et al., Appellants, v. DONALD E. LENNEN et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

December 31, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hirson & Horn and George Zucker for Appellants.

Belcher, Kearney & Fargo, Belcher, Henzie & Fargo and Lester E. Olson for Respondents.


GIBSON, C.J.

Plaintiffs brought this action for damages for the wrongful death of their son, Boyd, who drowned in defendants' swimming pool. A general demurrer to the complaint was sustained without leave to amend, and plaintiffs have appealed from the ensuing judgment.

The allegations of the complaint may be summarized as follows: Defendants' property was located on the northwest corner of an intersection, and they maintained an artificial swimming pool on...

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