Legal Opinion
Nye v. Union Camp Corp.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided October 30, 1987No. Civ. A. 286-184PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ALAIMO, Chief Judge.
In this negligence action, plaintiff, Richard Nye, seeks to hold defendant, Union Camp Corporation (“Union Camp”), liable for the damages he incurred when he went for a midnight swim in a lake on defendant’s property.
Because Nye was at most a bare licensee, Union Camp owed to Nye only a limited duty of care, and there is no evidence suggesting a breach of that limited duty. Consequently, summary judgment in favor of Union Camp is appropriate under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
FACTS
Around midnight of September 14-15, 1984, Richard Nye, 22 years old…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Hanna v. PlumerSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- William L. Tippens, Deceased, Nell P. Tippens, Individually and as Widow of William L. Tippens v. The Celotex CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Tobar v. United StatesDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2009
- Nye v. Union Camp CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Wilson v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1991