Belling v. Haugh's Pools, Ltd.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order reversed, on the law, without costs, and defendants’ motions for summary judgment granted. Memorandum: Plaintiff sustained serious injuries when he dove through an inner tube floating in the four-foot, above-ground swimming pool in a friend’s yard. Plaintiff, who was 33 years old, 6-feet, 1-inch tall and 215 pounds at the time, was an experienced swimmer and familiar with above-ground pools including the pool in question, having been swimming in it for several hours on the day the accident occurred. Indeed, he had assisted the owner of the pool in its installation. He commenced this…
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