Henson ex rel. Lincoln v. Board of Education

HOFF, Judge.

The Board of Education of the Washington School District (the District) appeals from a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of Damian Henson and Laura Lincoln (both referred to as plaintiffs). We reverse and remand for new trial due to the trial court’s eiTors in admitting three tree stumps plaintiffs’ counsel excavated from the District’s property and in prohibiting the District from introducing Henson’s deposition testimony.

Henson sustained leg injuries when he fell on a hill at the Augusta Elementary School (School) while chasing a ball during recess. By and through his…