Merritt v. EVANSVILLE-VANDERBURGH SCHOOL CORP.

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Nina Merritt and her daughter (collectively “Merritt”) appeal the judgment in favor of the defendant, Evansville-Vander-burgh School Corporation (“EVSC”) in their suit related to injuries sustained on a school playground. We reverse.

Issue

The sole issue for our review is whether the trial court erroneously denied Merritt’s challenges for cause of two prospective jurors who were employees of EVSC.

Facts

On October 3, 1996, Merritt fell off the monkey bars on the school playground, sustaining a fracture to her arm. Merritt later sued EVSC, alleging that it failed…