Legal Opinion

Garman v. Conemaugh Township School District

Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Somerset County

Decided March 6, 1984No. 576 Civil 1982Published

1Opinion of the Court

COFFROTH, P.J.,

This trespass action for damages for personal injury is here on the motion of the original defendants for summary judgment, asserting immunity of said defendants from liability under the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act, Judicial Code 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§854 et seq.

FACTS

On or about January 21, 1981, minor plaintiff, a student in defendant school district, was injured while using a woodshaper in the industrial arts shop class supervised by defendant Burnworth. The complaint grounds the claim for damages on alleged “negligent, wilful, wanton and reckless conduct and/or misconduct…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public EducationSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Mayle v. Pennsylvania Department of HighwaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Gibson v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Robson v. Penn Hills School DistrictCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Carroll v. County of YorkSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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