Garcia v. City of Jackson

This action arises out of the drowning of Javier Garcia in the Grand River near the Holton Dam located in the City of Jackson. The dam was built in the 1800s and was modified to its present configuration in the mid-1980s. The modifications included a "box section.” The box section is a 5 X 10 foot submerged conduit through which water flows underground for 2,000 feet. The mouth of the pipe is open and unguarded by any grating. Defendant acquired Holton Dam in 1956.

Prior to decedent’s drowning, Noel Jeffrey Potter drowned while swimming in the vicinity of the dam when he was sucked into the…