Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Sacramento City Unified School District

California Court of Appeal

Decided March 25, 2003No. C039862PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

SCOTLAND, P. J.

Christopher J. Thompson (plaintiff), a minor, was injured during an argument in school when he was punched by another student. The injury occurred the day after it appeared that the assailant had threatened to hit another student and was suspected of having set fire to a poster on a school bulletin board.

Plaintiff and his parents appeal from the judgment entered in favor of the Sacramento City Unified School District (defendant) after the trial court granted defendant’s summary judgment motion in this personal injury action. Appellants contend that they have demonstrated…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Rowland v. ChristianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Guz v. Bechtel National, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2000
  4. Bridges v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  5. Johnson v. State of CaliforniaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  4. Walsh v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2011
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