Royal v. Armstrong

EDMUNDS, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the trial court’s grant of defendants’ motion for summary judgment in this negligence action. We affirm.

On 17 July 1999, defendants (Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong) hosted a pool party for Robbie Burton. Eight-year-old Darion Tyron Royal (Darion), who had visited defendants in the past, was one of the invited guests. Darion’s grandmother, plaintiff Janice Royal, and Darion’s mother dropped him off at defendants’ house around 6:17 p.m. At that time, Darion had known how to swim for approximately one and one-half years. The children were not allowed to enter defendants’…