SCOTT v. SCHOOL BD. OF GRANITE SCH. DIST.

No. 14766.

568 P.2d 746 (1977)

William SCOTT, by and through his guardian ad litem, James Scott, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF GRANITE SCHOOL DISTRICT, a corporate entity, and John Doe, an Individual, Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of Utah.

August 16, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Kendall Perkins, Salt Lake City, for plaintiff and appellant.

Allan L. Larson, of Snow, Christensen & Martineau, Salt Lake City, for defendants and respondents.


HALL, Justice:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment in favor of defendants on an action alleging negligence causing injury to the minor's finger which ultimately resulted in amputation.

The injury was sustained on December 20, 1974, while a member of a shop class at Valley Junior High School. The minor plaintiff was in the process of changing a drive belt on a drill press when a fellow student turned on the press.

Notice and claim for compensation...

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