POOLE v. CITY OF GADSDEN

87-1414.

541 So.2d 510 (1989)

Lizzie L. POOLE, administratrix of the Estate of Robert Lavon Jenkins, a deceased minor v. CITY OF GADSDEN and Scott Bridge Company, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

March 31, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Davis, Gadsden, for appellant.

George P. Ford of Simmons, Ford & Brunson, Gadsden, for appellee City of Gadsden.

James S. Sledge of Inzer, Suttle, Swann & Stivender, Gadsden, for appellee Scott Bridge Co., Inc.


MADDOX, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in granting the defendants' summary judgment motions in this wrongful death action involving a drowning after the decedent allegedly hit a submerged object.

This case presents once again for our consideration the responsibility of a landowner, in this case a city, for a drowning that allegedly occurred at an outdoor recreational area. Also presented is a question of the liability of the...

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