Legal Opinion
Honeycutt v. City of Monroe
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided October 12, 1971No. 11675PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOLIN, Judge.
Stanley Burks, age 12, drowned during daylight hours in a municipally owned swimming pool in the City of Monroe, Louisiana. Suit was filed by Nola Fay Burks Honeycutt, the natural mother, and by Oliver Page, the alleged natural father of Stanley, against the City claiming the negligence of attendants at the pool in failing to respond quickly to an appeal for help from one of Stanley’s companions was the cause of the tragedy.
*599The trial judge, for written reasons, dismissed the suit as to the alleged father and gave judgment in favor of the mother for $10,000 against the City. All…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Levy v. Louisiana Ex Rel. Charity HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Glona v. American Guarantee & Liability InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Williams v. City of Baton RougeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1968
3Cited by4 opinions
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