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Homeowner sued after boy drowns
By Times Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2007
BAYONET POINT The mother of a 17-month-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool last month has sued the homeowner, alleging that the child was not properly supervised. The lawsuit that Jennifer Kotula filed in the 6th Circuit Court asks for a judgment of more than $15,000 against John Robert Diem, who owns the home at 12402 Weatherstone Row. The child, Christopher Richardson, drowned Aug. 18 in a swimming pool at that home, where he was staying with his grandmother, Barbara Alday. Diem told the Pasco Times that the child slipped out to the pool through a bedroom sliding glass door that, unbeknownst to Diem and Alday, had been unlocked and left open moments earlier by an older brother and a cousin. He said Kotula's allegations against him are false and merely an attempt to get money.
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by Jan
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09/27/07 03:59 PM
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How sad. How terribly sad. It just seems strange that she is only seeking $15,000. I don't know what the limitations are for the 'grounds' that she is using for this judgment, but in a more simple world: an accident is an accident, plain and simple.
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by Carol
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09/27/07 01:06 PM
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Shame on this mother that should be grieving instead of suing. She is effectively putting a price tag on her deceased son.
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by S
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09/27/07 11:01 AM
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I don't agree with that last comment at all - $15,000 is NOT NEARLY ENOUGH when your child dies while in someone else's care... the mother is not out for the money
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by ted
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09/27/07 10:03 AM
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adults are careless, older children irresponsible and a child drowns...SOMEONE has to pay, right?
something about "an attractive nusiance" is involved here which i believe raises the level of responsibility for the owner of the "nusiance", doesnt it
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by Tony
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09/27/07 09:54 AM
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Which part is false? Is the baby still alive? Was the door not open? Did he have an eye on the baby and it happened anyway? When we have young children at our home we secure the door to the pool, so that it can not be used, as well as an alarm on it.
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by Kay
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09/27/07 09:52 AM
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A house or a door does not supervise a child, a grandmother does.
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