St. Clair v. City of Macon

1. A person who creates or maintains a pond of water upon private premises is under no duty to maintain it in a condition of safety, as against drowning, for children who, with the mere acquiescence and knowledge of the owner but without express and implied invitation, come upon the premises and go in the pond. The doctrine of the “turntable cases” does not apply to such a situation. Savannah, Florida and Western Railway Co. v. Beavers, 113 Ga. 398 (39 S. E. 82, 54 L. R. A. 314); Hargreaves v. Deacon, 25 Mich. 1; Peters v. Bowman, 115 Cal. 345 (47 Pac. 113, 598, 56 Am. St. R. 106) ; Stendal…