Garcia v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Tom, J.
The salient facts of this wrongful death action are not in dispute. Testimony at trial revealed that during a hot summer night on July 21, 1985, decedent Ana Garcia, a 32-year-old woman, illegally entered a public swimming pool facility in Van Cortlandt Park in the late evening and well after the pool had officially closed for the day. There were approximately 50 to 100 illegal swimmers already in the pool area, a number of whom had coolers and were drinking alcoholic beverages. The lights were off and no lifeguards or life-saving equipment were in the pool…
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