Attorney: City Has No Basis To Appeal Verdict In Drowning Death
By WMAY Newsroom Shutterstock The attorney for the family of a teen who drowned at the Lake Springfield Beach in 2007 says the city of Springfield has no good faith basis to appeal the recent verdict in the family’s wrongful death lawsuit. A jury awarded the family of Eric Jones $750,000 for what attorney Todd Bresney calls the city’s “willful and wanton” failure to have proper lifeguard protection on hand that day. Bresney says the teen’s family welcomes the “closure” that the verdict brings. But a spokesperson for Mayor Jim Langfelder says the city is still reviewing t...
Source: wmay.com
