Ga. Power Co. v. McGruder

In Ga. Power Co. v. McGruder, 229 Ga. 811 (194 SE2d 440) (1972), a boy drowned in a drainage pipe below a dam and power plant. Large warning signs were posted reading: "'Danger. For your own safety please keep out. Rough waters. Gates at dam operate automatically.'" Id. at 811-812. No evidence was presented that any area near the power plant, dam, or pool was maintained by the owner as a park or recreational area to which the public was directly or indirectly invited. The Supreme Court held that the Act was inapplicable when "use of the land was expressly denied to the deceased boy by the posting of 'keep out' signs in the area." Id. at 812.