Pierce County School District v. Greene

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Marsha Regina Greene (plaintiff) brought an action against the Pierce County School District (defendant), Marvin D. Soles and Cato Timber Company for injuries she sustained after she was struck by a truck which was owned by Cato Timber Company and operated by Mr. Soles. The evidence adduced at trial, construed most favorably to support the jury’s verdict, was as follows:

On May 11, 1983, plaintiff, who was then 10 years of .age, was transported from school on a school bus owned by defendant and operated by defendant’s driver, Elaine M. Lee. Ms. Lee stopped the school…