Schwartz v. Board of School Directors

HONEYMAN, J.,

This action originated with a complaint in assumpsit filed for the minor-plaintiff, Mitchell Schwartz, by his mother and natural guardian, Charlotte Schneider, against the Board of School Directors of Cheltenham Township (hereinafter referred to as “the defendent board”). It alleges the minor-plaintiff, while a student in attendance at school, was injured on April 13, 1967. While cleaning an electrically powered wood planer in the industrial arts class at the Thomas Williams Junior High School, the machine became power-driven and commenced operating without any action by…