Thomas L. Ressel, 16 years of age, lost the first joint of his right index finger in a shop accident at school while using a power saw. The trial court, in its charge, told the jury that the defendant board of education was negligent as a matter of law and marshalled the facts relating to the duties and conduct of defendant Sinicropi, the shop instructor, in a manner that would permit the jury to find that he too was negligent. However, the court admonished the jury that...
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