Rankey v. Arlington Board of Education

Hadley, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by plaintiffs-appellants, Joanne and Edward Rankey (hereinafter “Joanne” or “appellant”), from three judgments of the Hancock County Court of Common Pleas.

On April 26, 1983, Joanne was attending her son’s track meet at Arlington High School in Hancock County, Ohio. As she left the parking lot area on her way to the stands, Joanne was hit in the face by a shot thrown by a student practicing for the shot-put event. Although Joanne admits that she was aware of the fact that she was walking through the shot-put landing area, she alleges, among other…