Board of Education of Richmond County v. Fredericks

Nichols, Presiding Judge.

Thomas Fredericks, by next friend, sued the County Board of Education of Richmond County to recover for injuries sustained when he fell from the bleachers at a football stadium while a ticket holder and spectator. The petition as finally amended alleged that the defendant was charged with the upkeep and maintenance of such football stadium, that the plaintiff stumbled over a loose bolt and loose board in such stadium, and that the defendant School Board had actual knowledge that the stadium contained loose boards and loose bolts. On the trial of the case the jury…