GRIMES v. HETTINGER


566 S.W.2d 769 (1978)

Robert F. GRIMES, Administrator of Laura McCoy Grimes, a Deceased minor, and Robert F. Grimes and Helen Grimes, surviving parents of Laura McCoy Grimes a Deceased minor, Appellants, v. Gordon HETTINGER, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

Rehearing Denied March 31, 1978.

Discretionary Review Denied June 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill V. Seiller, Ewen, MacKenzie & Peden, P. S. C., Louisville, for appellants.

Thomas M. Crawford, Louisville, for appellee.

Before HOGGE, PARK and REYNOLDS, JJ.


PARK, Judge.

This appeal raises the question of the liability of the owner of a private residential swimming pool for the death of a minor social guest. The appellants are the parents and personal representative of Laura McCoy Grimes, who died in a swimming pool adjacent to the residence of defendant-appellee, Gordon Hettinger. The appellants appeal from a summary judgment granted by the trial court dismissing the complaint.

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