Legal Opinion
Ford v. Riverside City School District
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 25, 1953No. Civ. 4485PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMussell, J.
This is an action for damages for personal injuries. It is alleged in the complaint that on May 10, 1949, plaintiff, a minor of the age of 9 years, was a pupil at the Bryant Elementary School in the city of Riverside; that during the morning recess, he and another third grade pupil (James Miller) were pulling thorns from a palm tree in a shrub area on the school grounds; that as James Miller was pulling a thorn, it suddenly came loose, the force of the pull driving the point of the thorn into the left eye of the plaintiff, severely injuring it; that the damages and injury to plaintiff were…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Berniker v. BernikerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1947
- Norton v. City of PomonaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1935
- Whiting v. City of National CityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Beeson v. City of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Bellman v. San Francisco High School DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1938
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Ziegler v. Santa Cruz City High School DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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- Torkelson v. City of RedlandsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1961
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