Beach v. City of Springfield

ROETH, PRESIDING JUSTICE.

This suit was brought by the administrator of the estate of Robert Dooley, deceased, who on the 14th day of June, 1959, died by drowning in Lake Springfield, against the City of Springfield, owner of the lake, and John Paul Starling and Fred Wassell, lifeguards employed by the City of Springfield. The complaint contained three counts; the first two alleged negligence on the part of the City of Springfield. It is alleged that the City of Springfield maintained a water works on the lake and that a portion of said lake was set aside for the purpose of bathers and…