Kopera v. Moschella

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

NIXON, District Judge.

This diversity suit was filed by the Plaintiffs, Ronald John Kopera and Sandra Kopera against the defendants under Mississippi’s wrongful death statute, Miss.Code 1972, § 11-7-13, for damages or compensation for the alleged wrongful death of their minor daughter, Ronette N. Kopera, as a result of her January 20, 1973 drowning in the swimming pool at the Oakwood Apartments, owned, operated and maintained by the defendants in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi. This case was tried to the Court without a jury on May 5, 1975, and…