Legal Opinion

Dodson v. Henderson Properties, Inc.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 17, 1985No. 60876PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALMA WILSON, Justice.

The plaintiff, George Dodson, sustained injuries rendering him quadripartite when he executed a “jack-knife” dive into 36 inches of water while a guest at an apartment complex swimming pool. Asserting negligence on the part of the corporate owners and operators of the apartment complex for failure to close the pool while it was under construction for repairs, and allegedly maintaining the deceptive appearance that the shallow end was the deep end of the pool, George Dodson brought this suit seeking damages occasioned from his paralyzing injuries.

The case was tried to a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Walker v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
  2. Aldridge v. PattersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
  3. Bishop's Restaurants, Inc. of Tulsa v. WhombleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960
  4. Hansen v. CunninghamSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1955
  5. Austin Bridge Company v. ChristianSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1968

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Schepp v. HessSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1989
  2. Strubhart v. Perry Memorial Hospital Trust AuthoritySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
  3. Estrada v. PORT CITY PROPERTIES, INC.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2011
  4. Thomas v. Holliday by and Through HollidaySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1988
  5. Eversole v. Oklahoma Hospital Founders Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1991

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