Segerman v. Jones

In 1968, Mary Latane Jones was a member of Mrs. Rita Segerman’s fourth grade class at the Rollingwood Elementary School in Montgomery County. On 10 January of that year, Mrs. Segerman left the classroom for a few minutes on school business 1 while the class was engaged in a program of calisthénics. During the teacher’s absence and while the exercises were being performed, the back of Mary’s head was struck by the feet of a fellow pupil, Robert Glaser (Bobby), and two of her front teeth were badly chipped. Mary’s father, as Mary’s next friend and in his individual capacity, brought suit…