Opinion ID: 149845
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Heading: The Warning Labels

Text: The pool contained at least four relevant warning labels. First, there was a warning sign on the coping where the ladder entered the pool. That sign stated DANGER in bold red capital letters against a white background. That was followed by the words NO DIVINGSHALLOW WATERDIVING MAY CAUSE DEATH OR PERMANENT INJURY. Those words were in bold black capital letters. There was also a pictogram showing a person striking his head on the bottom of the pool, with red lines suggesting an injury to the neck; the drawing was in a red circle with a red diagonal slash across it. Second, there was a sign stating DANGERNO DIVINGSHALLOW WATER on the inside portion of the coping above the waterline, visible to persons within the pool. The warning faced the inside of the pool, approximately one-third of the way around the circumference from the ladder. The sign on the coping was approximately 1.25 inches high in bold red capital letters against a white background. Third, there was an identical sign stating DANGERNO DIVINGSHALLOW WATER approximately two-thirds of the way around the pool from the ladder. Fourth, on each of the three slip-resistant ladder treads on the outside of the pool, there was an embossed sign that stated DANGERSHALLOW WATERDO NOT DIVE OR JUMP in capital letters. Sheehan testified that she did not read the warnings, but even if she had, she would have dived anyway.