Mapp v. Drake

Deen, Presiding Judge.

Helene Mapp, individually and as natural guardian of Marquette Mapp, brought suit against Ann J. Drake, Raymond Williams, and the Atlanta Board of Education for injuries allegedly sustained by Marquette Mapp when hot water spilled from an electric pot owned by Ann Drake, his fifth-grade teacher, and scalded his neck and back. The pot had been purchased by Ms. Drake and brought into the classroom in order to have hot water available when it was needed for different purposes. Ms. Drake teaches science, among other subjects, to her fifth-grade class and had used the pot to…