Sharpnack v. Hoffinger Industries, Inc.

Johnson, Judge.

Stephen Sharpnack suffered injuries which rendered him a quadriplegic when he dived from a mini-trampoline into an aboveground swimming pool owned by Jerry Morris and Mary Ann Morris. This incident occurred the first day the Morrises opened their pool for use in 1989. Stephen Sharpnack, then 15 years old, had used the pool on several occasions the previous summer and was familiar with the pool’s uniform three-and-a-half- to four-foot depth. He was also familiar with hazards associated with diving into such shallow water, explaining during his deposition that he and other…