Court Opinion

ID: 9728030
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 13:56:09.074566+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:44.834419
License: Public Domain

Rogosheske, Justice
(dissenting).
Although I believe that it is unlikely that a jury would find the teacher negligent under the circumstances, I cannot agree that it would be unreasonable to infer from the undisputed facts that the jumping rope was too short for the purpose and the manner in which it was used. Such an inference could support a finding that the teacher was negligent in failing to anticipate possible injury from the handle being jerked from *395her grasp and in failing to guard against it by releasing the slack on the rope as soon as the student missed.
The particular circumstances, the apparent risk, and the teacher’s opportunity to deal with it present a case where it would seem preferable to have a jury rather than the court determine the standard of care required under the circumstances.