Ide v. City of St. Cloud

ADAMS, J.:

Final judgment is before us for review on writ of error. The lower court held plaintiff’s declaration insufficient and entered judgment for defendant.

The substance of the declaration was that defendant maintained a bathing beach outside the city limits; that for some time the city had knowingly allowed a deep hole out in the lake to remain hidden and unguarded; that the city had invited the general public on the premises and plaintiff’s husband and minor son entered in response to the invitation and were drowned by reason of the city’s negligence aforesaid.

The city has charter power…