LaValley v. Stanford

Plaintiff, a pupil in 1940 at the Altona Central School in Clinton County, has recovered a judgment against the defendant, who was the physical education teacher in that school, on account of injuries which he received while participating in a required physical activity, boxing with another pupil. These young men were instructed by defendant to box three rounds of one minute each with a minute of rest intervening. Following a blow on the temple, plaintiff became dizzy and staggered, had a headache for a considerable length of time and finally became unconscious. A doctor who attended bim on…