Legal Opinion
Charles A. Chapman, Libelant-Appellant v. City of Grosse Pointe Farms, a Michigan Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 20, 1967No. 17381_1PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN W. PECK, Circuit Judge.
Libelant-appellant brought suit in admiralty against the City of Grosse Pointe Farms, a municipal corporation of Michigan, for injuries sustained when appellant dove from the side of a pier on Lake St. Clair into approximately 18 inches of water. The pier from which appellant dove was part of recreational facilities owned and operated by the City, and there were diving boards located near the end of said pier. The negligence alleged was the City’s failure to erect barriers along the pier to prevent diving therefrom and the failure to adequately warn of the shallow…
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