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GROSSO v. WITTEMANN

266 Wis. 17 (1954)

GROSSO, by Guardian ad litem, and another, Appellants, vs. WITTEMANN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

February 2, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Quarles, Spence & Quarles, attorneys, and Edmund W. Powell and Kurt H. Frauen of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Mr. Frauen.

For the respondent there was a brief by Gerlach & Porter of Milwaukee, and oral argument by Emery J. Porter.

BROADFOOT, J.

This action is based on common-law negligence. A teacher in the public schools is liable for injury to the pupils in his charge caused by his negligence or failure to use reasonable care. 78 C. J. S., Schools and School Districts, p. 1197, sec. 238. The many cases collected in the annotation in 32 A. L. R. (2d) 1181-1186, sufficiently demonstrate that the teacher is not immune to such responsibility in the absence...

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