Mitchell v. Guilford County Board of Education

The plaintiff in each case institutes this action against the defendant pursuant to G.S. 143-300.1 which provides, among other things, that the North Carolina Industrial Commission has jurisdiction to hear and determine tort claims against any county board of education arising as a result of any alleged negligent act or omission of the driver of a public school bus, in the course of his employment, when the salary of such driver is paid from the State Nine Months School Fund.

Plaintiff Joseph P. Mitchell is the minor son of the plaintiff Carl Y. Mitchell. Both plaintiffs seek to recover…