Ross v. San Francisco Unified School District

Plaintiffs, Vernon Ross, a junior high school student, and his father, brought this action against defendant, the school district, for damages for the loss of an eye by Vernon alleged to have been proximately caused by the defendant ’s negligent maintenance of and supervision over a buffing machine. At the close of plaintiffs ’ ease before a jury, defendant’s motion for a nonsuit was granted, and judgment entered for defendant. The sole ground of the motion, and of the order granting it, was that the evidence demonstrated that Vernon was guilty of contributory negligence as a matter of law.…