Yates v. Johnson County Board of Commissioners

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Paula Yates appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the Edinburgh Community School Corporation (“the School Corporation”) in her personal injury negligence action against the School Corporation and others. We reverse.

Issues

The restated issues before us are:

I. whether the trial court correctly concluded that the School Corporation owed no duty to Yates; and

II. whether Yates was contributorily negligent as a matter of law.

Facts

In the spring of 2005, the Town of Edinburgh (“the Town”) decided to host a circus, to be put on by the Kelly…