Galinari v. Koop, Ca2006-10-086 (9-4-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Plaintiffs-appellants, Nicholas Galinari, and his parents appeal from the September 2006 decision of the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, granting summary judgment to defendant-appellees, Michael and Theresa Koop. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm the decision of the trial court.

{¶ 2} This case arises from a tragic incident in which appellant dove off of a dock into a shallow lake owned by appellees, severely injuring his spinal cord and rendering him quadriplegic. On July 4, 2003, appellant, then 21 years of age, was invited by his girlfriend, Kristin Bounds, to…