Friend v. Metropolitan Government for Nashville-Davidson County

OPINION

TODD, Presiding Judge, Middle Section.

The plaintiff, Shelia Friend, has appealed from a summary judgment dismissing her suit against the defendant, Richard Rude-sill, for wrongful death of plaintiffs husband and two minor children by drowning. Other defendants were also dismissed but are not involved in this appeal.

On June 2, 1981, plaintiff’s husband and two children were drowned in a flooded culvert near their home. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint alleges that the culvert was part of a drainage system which has been maintained since its construction by defendant-appellee,…