Gammon v. Edwardsville Community Unit School District No. 7

Plaintiff, Cindy Gammon, a minor, by her mother and next friend, Audrey Gammon, appeals from entry of a judgment non obstante veredicto on June 25, 1979, following a jury verdict in her favor in the circuit court of Madison County. The complaint sought compensation for injuries resulting from a battery inflicted upon Gammon by a classmate at Edwardsville Junior High School. Plaintiff contends that the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to sustain a jury verdict of wilful and wanton conduct by the defendant and that therefore the entry of judgment n.o.v. was erroneous. We reverse the…