Caywood v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

The question in this case is whether defendant county is immune from liability for its alleged negligence in the operation of a recreational area owned and maintained by it.

Summarized quite briefly, the petition, in its first cause of action, alleged the following:

For some years, pursuant to statutory authority, the county owned, maintained and operated the Lake Afton recreational area. A dock had been extended out into the lake and a pump installed on it by means of which water was pumped and furnished to the owner of adjacent property. The…