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Davis v. LaRue Enterprises, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 3, 1978
246 S.E.2d 515 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)

Opinion

55822.

SUBMITTED MAY 1, 1978.

DECIDED JULY 3, 1978.

Action for damages. Cobb Superior Court. Before Judge Bullard.

Leroy Langston, for appellants.

Richard P. Schultz, N. Forrest Montet, Greer Klosik, Richard G. Greer, Van Gerpen Bovis, E. J. Van Gerpen, John G. Haubenreich, Thomas J. Hough, Jr., for appellee.


This appeal by Davis is from a summary judgment entered in favor of LaRue Enterprises, Inc., which built the swimming pool in which Davis seriously injured himself by diving into the shallow end. Davis alleged that LaRue negligently excavated and constructed the pool in a manner leaving the pool with inadequate slope and depth. The trial court, considering uncontradicted evidence showing that Davis had a thorough and complete knowledge of the layout of this pool and that he nevertheless dived into the shallow end, held that, as a matter of law, Davis had failed to exercise ordinary care for his own safety, citing Simmons v. Classic City Beverages, Inc., 136 Ga. App. 150 ( 220 S.E.2d 734) (1975); and Shuman v. Mashburn, 137 Ga. App. 231 ( 223 S.E.2d 268) (1976). We agree. Judgment affirmed. Deen, P. J., and Banke, J., concur.

SUBMITTED MAY 1, 1978 — DECIDED JULY 3, 1978.


Summaries of

Davis v. LaRue Enterprises, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Georgia
Jul 3, 1978
246 S.E.2d 515 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)
Case details for

Davis v. LaRue Enterprises, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:DAVIS et al. v. LaRUE ENTERPRISES, INC

Court:Court of Appeals of Georgia

Date published: Jul 3, 1978

Citations

246 S.E.2d 515 (Ga. Ct. App. 1978)
246 S.E.2d 515

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