Legal Opinion
City of Evansville v. Blue
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 18, 1937No. 26,808PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFansler, J.
Appellee brought this action for damages for loss of the services of her 11 year old son, who was drowned in a public swimming pool in a public park maintained by appellant.
The cause was tried by a jury, and there was a verdict and judgment for appellee in the sum of $1,000.
Error is assigned upon the overruling of a demurrer to the complaint and the overruling of a motion for a new trial.
The complaint alleges that appellant maintained .a public swimming pool in one of its parks “wherein children of all ages were invited to bathe under the care and custody of agents and servants of said City…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rome v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co. of AmericaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- City of Indianapolis v. EmmelmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Brotherton v. Manhattan Beach Improvement Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1896
- City of Kokomo v. LoyIndiana Supreme Court · 1916
- Crone v. City of El CajonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Kroger Co. v. HaunIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
- Perkins v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
- Brinkman v. City of IndianapolisIndiana Court of Appeals · 1967
- Sherfey v. City of BrazilIndiana Supreme Court · 1938
- Englehardt v. PhilippsOhio Supreme Court · 1939
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