KenCo sez:
GARY BEEZ wrote:

Hi all:

I have a 18'x15'x32" deep pond in front of my house on the side of the walkway
leading to my front door. The pond/house is up on a hill about 100 feet from
the road. Is there any insurance liability I should be conserned with? Just
incase someone would fall in it. I would hate to have to put a fence around it.
The top of the pond is about 12" above grade. I put a plant shelf all the way
around it for just incase someone would fall in they could get out eazly.

Thanx
Gary

check w/ your city but "No Trespassing"
signs usually will cover inside the
"eminante domain" boundries

Are you sure? Seems to me that only protects you from criminal negligence,
not from civil liability where the prosecutorial bar is much lower.
Certainly it would be hard to convince a jury of parents that a "No
Trespassing" sign could be expected to prevent a 4-year-old from running
over from the next door neighbor's place to look at the pretty fishies.

Of course, in those cases Gary would want to ensure security for a stronger
reason: nobody wants a death on their property. It's bad for
peace-of-mind.