City of Fort Worth v. Barlow

RENFRO, Justice.

The plaintiff Barlow sued Lake Worth Beach Company for injuries sustained when he dived from a swing diving device constructed by Beach Company in Lake Worth, and sued the City of Fort Worth as owner in fee of the property where the accident occurred.

The jury found that the depth of the water where the swing was located created an inherently dangerous condition for diving purposes; Beach Company was negligent in failing to warn plaintiff of the depth of the water, in allowing the public to use the swing device, in failing to move the device to deeper water, and in failing to…