Judgment holding school liable for damages caused by student is affirmed

MISTY PHILLIPS, ON BEHALF OF HER MINOR SON JACOB GENTRY v. ROBERTSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Court: TN Court of Appeals

Attorneys:

Michael P. Mills, Brentwood, Tennessee, for the appellant, Robertson County Board of Education.

Jonathan A. Street, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellee, Misty Phillips on behalf of her minor son, Jacob Gentry.

Judge: BENNETT

County appeals the trial court’s decision finding the County liable for injuries sustained by a student with Asperger’s syndrome in an altercation with another student. Finding that the evidence does not preponderate against the trial court’s determination, we affirm.

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