DEATH OF LOFTON v. GREEN

No. 80794.

905 P.2d 790 (1995)

In the Matter of the DEATH of William "Billy" LOFTON, Karen Lofton, Next of Kin, Appellant, v. Orval and Nghi Thi GREEN, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

October 17, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clyde Kirk, Robert K. McCune, Stipe, Gossett, Stipe, Harper, Estes, McCune & Parks, Oklahoma City, for Appellant.

Galen L. Brittingham, Thomas, Glass, Atkinson, Haskins, Nellis & Boudreaux, Tulsa, for Appellees.


LAVENDER, Justice.

William "Billy" Lofton was six years old when he drowned in his neighbor's swimming pool. The neighbor's were the Greens, they were sued by Billy's mother to recover her damages by reason of his death. She argued the pool was an attractive nuisance and imposed on the Greens a duty of reasonable care although Billy was admittedly, trespassing.

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