Dupont Rayon Co. v. Roberson

This was an action for damages brought by J. H. Roberson, administrator, for the death of his minor son, William Otis Roberson, who was drowned in a public swimming pool in the town of Old Hickory, against the owner of the pool, the DuPont Rayon Company, successor to the DuPont Fiber Silk Company, and Dr. A. S. Heim, who was operating the pool under a contract with the said companies.

The declaration contained two counts: The first count averred that defendants negligently constructed, maintained and operated said pool, located in the heart of the town, leaving the same unlocked and unguarded,…