Kavanaugh v. Daniels

COOPER, Judge.

This is an appeal from a verdict for the Defendant-Appellee rendered in the Gar-rard Circuit Court in action for a wrongful death of a child by drowning. Lorraine and Zada Daniels, the Appellees, owned and operated a seven and one-half acre lake in Garrard County called Lake Lorraine. For the past seven to eight years, a portion of this lake has been marked off and is used for commercial swimming. On June 3, 1973, Donald Kavanaugh, an eleven-year old boy, paid an admission fee and went swimming in the lake. Donald had been diving off the diving board and was noticed by other…