Tiemann v. Independent School District 740

Plaintiff Sandra Tiemann was injured during a physical education class taught by defendant Carol Prijatel (teacher), an employee of defendant school district, while undertaking a vault over a vaulting horse manufactured by defendant AMF, Inc. Plaintiff Walter Tiemann brought this action for himself and on behalf of Sandra, his minor daughter. This appeal is from a directed verdict and judgment in favor of all the defendants.

As a result of certain evidentiary rulings (which we uphold as within the discretion of the trial court), plaintiff’s only evidence of negligence on the part of the…