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LANDRETH v. REED

No. 8563.

570 S.W.2d 486 (1978)

J. LANDRETH and Paula Landreth, d/b/a Happy Acres Nursery, and Happy Acres Nursery, Appellants, v. James REED and Elizabeth Reed, Individually and as next friend of Melissa Reed, a minor, Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

August 22, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Waldrop, Atchley, Russell, Waldrop & Hlavinka, Texarkana, for appellants.

Harry B. Friedman, Harkness, Friedman, Kusin & Hooper, Texarkana, for appellees.

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

While attending a day nursery operated by Mrs. Paula Landreth, fourteen month old Kecia Reed fell into the swimming pool and drowned. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Reed, individually and as next friend of Kecia's infant sister, Melissa, filed suit against Mr. and Mrs. Landreth for damages. Based upon jury findings of negligence, proximate cause and damages, the district court entered judgment against Mr. and Mrs. Landreth awarding Mr. and...

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