Legal Opinion
Bourn v. Herring
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 9, 1969No. 24847, 24851, 24852, 24853PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Undercofler, Justice.
This is a damage suit brought by a mother for the wrongful death of her minor son over the age of 14 years who drowned while attending a church Sunday school picnic at a lake resort. The suit was brought against the church, the superintendent of the Sunday school, the defendant corporation which made the picnic grounds and lake resort available, and its general manager. The petition alleged that the public was invited to the picnic grounds and lake resort for advertising purposes and to promote the sale of the defendant corporation’s products. For a detailed statement of…
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