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Foster v. Cobb County Board of Education

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided January 23, 1975No. 50124, 50125PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marshall, Judge.

Plaintiff, a minor, was injured when a physical education instructor at a junior high school within the Cobb County School District allegedly struck him during school activities. The minor’s father (Case No. 50124) and the minor (Case No. 50125) brought actions against the physical education instructor and the Board of Education of Cobb County, alleging "wilful and wanton conduct” of the board of education through its agent. The board moved to dismiss the actions for failure to state a claim in that the board of education was not a body corporate nor a legal entity that could…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Mattox v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1918
  2. Smith v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
  3. Cotton States Mutual Insurance v. KeefeSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
  4. Stewart v. Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2015
  5. Roberts v. BakerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1938

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Zaneta (Joi) Rainey Lightfoot v. Henry County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2014
  2. Hicks v. Walker County School DistrictCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
  3. Cook v. Colquitt County Board of EducationSupreme Court of Georgia · 1992
  4. Leake v. MurphyCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2005
  5. Davis v. GRIFFIN-SPALDING CTY., GA., BD. OF ED.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1976

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