CHAPMAN v. CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS

No. 17381.

385 F.2d 962 (1967)

Charles A. CHAPMAN, Libelant-Appellant, v. CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS, a Michigan Municipal Corporation, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

November 20, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles C. Cheatham, Detroit, Mich. (Markle & Markle, Detroit, Mich., on the brief), for appellant.

Robert E. Fox, Detroit, Mich., for appellee.

Before WEICK, Chief Judge, PECK, Circuit Judge, and CECIL, Senior Circuit Judge.


JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.

Libelant-appellant brought suit in admiralty against the City of Grosse Pointe Farms, a municipal corporation of Michigan, for injuries sustained when appellant dove from the side of a pier on Lake St. Clair into approximately 18 inches of water. The pier from which appellant dove was part of recreational facilities owned and operated by the City, and there were diving boards located near the end of said pier. The negligence alleged was...

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