Barnett v. City of Memphis

This is a suit for damages for personal injuries to the plaintiff, Robert Lee Barnett, Jr., a minor six years of age, and a student at Cummings School in Memphis, Tennessee. A demurrer was interposed by the School Board and the individual members thereof, which was sustained by the trial judge, and the suit dismissed, the Circuit Judge being of the opinion that defendants were performing a governmental function at the time the alleged injuries were suffered, if any, ,and that the defendants were not liable on the theory of negligence, or maintaining a nuisance. The Circuit Judge was of the…