Coleman v. Rudisill

MARTIN, John C., Judge.

Plaintiffs brought this action alleging that the wrongful deaths of their minor children, ages five and eight, had been caused by negligence on the part of defendants in maintaining an attractive nuisance. Defendants answered, denying negligence and asserting that the chil-drens’ death had been caused by the negligence of Randy Lee Cook.

Defendants moved for summary judgment. The materials before the trial court disclosed that on 13 May 1995, five children, including decedents, went to a pond on defendants’ property to swim. They were accompanied by Randy Lee Cook, a…