Copley v. Board of Education of Hopkins County

466 S.W.2d 952 (1971)

Martha Gail COPLEY, an Infant suing by her next friend, Christine Copley, etc. et al., Appellants,

v.

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF HOPKINS COUNTY et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 7, 1971.

Damon A. Vaughn, Madisonville, for appellants.

Thomas B. Spain, Mills, Spain & Mitchell, Madisonville, for appellees.

DAVIS, Commissioner.

Martha Gail Copley, suing by her next friend, sought damages for personal injuries allegedly suffered when she was struck by a playground swing on the ground of the public school in Hopkins County which she attended. Her mother sued for recovery…