Adams v. Brookwood Country Club

This action was brought against the Brookwood Country Club by the Administrator of the Estate of Terry Lee Adams to recover for his wrongful death on August 29, 1954, in a creek which flowed on defendant’s property. A jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for $5,000 and defendant appeals.

On the pleading it was admitted that the defendant corporation then and for a long time prior thereto owned and operated the Brookwood Country Club as a golf course, and that Salt Creek coursed through the premises and adjacent properties. In substance plaintiff alleged and…