Dailey v. Los Angeles Unified School District

Opinion

SULLIVAN, J.

During the noon recess on May 12,1965, Michael Dailey, a 16-year-old high school student, was killed on the playground of Gardena High School. His parents brought this wrongful death action against the Los Angeles Unified School District which operated Gardena High School and against two teachers employed by the district. The case was tried to a jury. Plaintiffs sought to establish that defendants’ negligence in failing to provide adequate supervision was the proximate cause of Michael’s death. After both sides had rested, the trial court granted a motion for a directed…