Legal Opinion
Robson v. Penn Hills School District
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 16, 1981No. Appeal, No. 2905 C.D. 1980PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge Mencer,
On January 23, 1980, Jeffrey Robson, aged 12 years, was injured when he was struck in his left eye by a pencil thrown by a classmate while both were in attendance at a sixth grade class at Dible Grade School in Penn Hills School District. At the time of Jeffrey’s eye injury, the teacher had left the classroom, and the class was unsupervised.
The parents of Jeffrey Robson (appellants), on his behalf and in their own right, filed suit in trespass against the School District, which thereafter made a motion for summary judgment seeking the dismissal of the complaint. The…
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