Hendrickson v. Moses Lake Sch. Dist.

¶ 1 Heidi Jo Hendrickson brought this action against the Moses Lake School District (Moses Lake or the District) to recover for injuries she suffered while operating a radial table saw in a woodshop class at Moses Lake High School. The jury found that Moses Lake was negligent but that its negligence was not a proximate cause of Hendrickson's injuries. Hendrickson appealed, arguing that the trial court erred in instructing the jury that Moses Lake owed a duty of ordinary care to Hendrickson instead of a heightened duty of care. The Court of Appeals agreed with Hendrickson and reversed,…