Legal Opinion
Ayala v. Philadelphia Board of Public Education
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided May 23, 1973No. Appeal, No. 271PublishedCited by 415 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Robeets,
Appellants, William Ayala and William Ayala, Jr., instituted this action to recover damages for injuries suffered by William, Jr., when his arm was caught in a shredding machine in the upholstery class of the Carrol School in Philadelphia. As a result of these injuries, the 15 year old student’s arm was amputated.
Appellants alleged that appellee school district, through its employees, was negligent in failing to supervise the upholstery class, in supplying the machine for use without a proper safety device, in maintaining the machine in a dangerous and defective…
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