Saxton v. Plum Orchards

[1] Plaintiffs, the father and mother of a four year old daughter, who was drowned in a pond on land owned by the defendant corporation, brought this suit for damages for the loss of their daughter, charging that it was negligence for the said corporation to allow the pond to remain in close proximity to the residence of plaintiffs since it was of such a nature that it was attractive to children and thus constituted a peril to all young persons who, by its attractiveness, might be lured into the danger which always results when very young persons play in or near such bodies of water. In other…