Legal Opinion
Christy v. McCalla
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided December 6, 2011No. 2011-C-0366PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEIMER, Justice.
|! This court granted a writ application to determine whether a school board has tort liability for expelling a high school student after a fifth-sized bottle of whiskey fell from the student’s backpack and broke on the classroom floor. The student claimed he was denied due process in the disciplinary proceedings that resulted in his expulsion. The district court agreed and awarded the student $50,000.
At trial, the student presented evidence that school system administrators ignored a claim of responsibility by the student’s friend for placing the whiskey bottle in the…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cat's Meow, Inc. v. City of New Orleans Through Department of FinanceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1998
- Pinsonneault v. Merchants & Farmers Bank & Trust CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2002
- Moresi v. State, Dept. of Wildlife & FisheriesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1990
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