Hammond Ex Rel. Hammond v. Scott

This action arises out of an incident in which plaintiff Robert Hammond, Jr. (Bobby), was struck in the eye by a nail thrown by Anthony Scott (Anthony), during a woodworking class taught by defendant Stephen W. Dover (the Teacher) at Hopkins Junior High School. It is a tort action, brought by Bobby against both Anthony and the Teacher, based on alleged negligence, willfulness and wantonness.

After the pleadings had been filed and depositions taken, defendant Teacher moved for summary judgment on the ground that he was “guilty of no actionable negligence and breached no legal obligation to the…