Brooks v. City of Lake Charles

DOMENGEAUX, Chief Judge.

On August 27, 1983, Larry Brooks drowned after falling from the boat dock at the Lake Charles Civic Center. Margaret Brooks, the decedent’s surviving spouse and tutrix of the minor, Marquisha Brooks, and Rose Ann Winbush, tutrix of the minor, Brit-taney Winbush, filed wrongful death and survival actions against the City of Lake Charles and its insurer. The plaintiffs’ petition alleged the negligence and strict liability of the City of Lake Charles for the failure to provide guardrails and warning signs at the dock and the failure to restrict the public’s access and use…