Trosper v. Raymond

This appeal involves a wrongful death action arising from the July 4, 1974, drowning death of Clifford Trosper in a Caldwell gravel excavation pond that had filled with seeping groundwater. The pond is located on property owned by defendants Raymond and leased by respondent Canyon County pursuant to a gravel lease agreement. Plaintiffs-appellants Larkin and Barbara Trosper, parents of the deceased, filed formal notice of the claim against Canyon County on April 25, 1975, and joined Canyon County as a party defendant to the action on September 24, 1975. Canyon County moved for summary judgment…