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THE ALTO HERALD, ALTO, -
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TEXAS
ATTRACTtVE NUISANCES
Owning a swimming pool is be-
coming rather common in Texas
and it places some legal duties on
the owner. Your main duty
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f hinges on the "doctrine of attrac-
; tive nuisance" under which you
become legally responsible to
young children who trespass on
your land.
As a rule you owe no duty to
trespassers. They must take your
jpropertyasthcytindit: if dan-
gerous. that is their tough luck.
Not so for children wh" wander
on your land. The attractive nui-
j sance doctrine says that if you
, have some man-made things on
your land which entice young-
sters you have a legal duty to
make your land safe for them.
A high tension line, an old
mineshaft. a railroad turntable,
a pool of clear acid may be irre-
sistible to children. If they are
likely to be attracted and unable
to grasp the dangers, you have
an ' attractive nuisance." and you
{must make your premises safe.
Heccntlyacourt held that a
swimming pool may be an at-
tractive nuisance. In this case a
toddler drowned in Jones' pool.
.Tone.-. and the boy's parents lived
across the street from each other.
About 30 feet frnru the street, the
po lwas fenced but with optn-
ings through which children
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could enter. On weekends the
Jones were not home, only the
Jones' children. Animals often
played near the pool.
Thepool and the animals could
attract a youngster: he could not
grasp the water's danger. The
' Joneses could have had a locked
gate. A jury properly held Jones
responsible for the drowning.
How young is the child? Can
he appreciate the dangers? How
easy is it for the owner to make
the place safe for children"
There are times when an older
child should appreciate dangers
An older child playing on a scaf-
fold should appreciate the dan-
gers of height. In another case a
twelve-year-old boy tried to
jump on a train which was mov-
ing along a public street. When
he fell he could not get damages
for his injury. He should have
seen his danger. Bs
, could one put up a :
a public street whir!
out twelve-year-old ! '
A iand owner nm :r.'
j duties to trespasses'". He
set a ''trap" on hi.
hazards on his land on),
he cannot put a pit on !
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CITATION BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
i To; Shirley Ann Kinc
GREETING:
You are commandt<l to appear
by filing a written answer to the
plaintiff's petition at cr before
10 o'clock A. M. of the first Mon-
day after the expiration of 4^
, days from the date of is '.;ance of
I this Citation, the fame being
Monday the 13th day of July. A.
D.. 1M3, at or before 10 o'clock!
A. M.. before the Hon< rab!e Dis-
trict Court of Cherokee County,
at the Court House in Rusk
Texas.
Said plaintiff's retitt^n was
filed on the 29th dav of May
1963.
The file number of said sui:
being No. 222*2.
The names of the parties ir,
said suit are:
Tony W. King as Plaintiff, and *
Shirley Ann King as Defendant.
Thenatureof said suit bei:.x
substantially as follows, tn wit:!
Being a suit for divorce and
care and custody of two minor)
children.
If this Citation is not serva'.
within 00 days after the date o!
its issuance, it "hall be returned
unserved.
Issued this the Hist day «:!
May, A. D.. ipis.
Civen under my hand and'
seal of >ai.1 Cottrt. atoff;cei
R'^l:. Texas, thl^ the 31st da\'
oiMay. A. B . i%3.
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Mrs. Frank L. Weimar and Son. The Alto Herald (Alto, Tex.), No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 20, 1963, newspaper, June 20, 1963; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth215781/m1/6/: accessed March 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Stella Hill Memorial Library.