PACKARD v. JOINT SCHOOL DIST. NO. 171

No. 14172.

661 P.2d 770 (1983)

104 Idaho 604

Alfred Murray PACKARD and Sandra Lee Weatherford (formerly Sandra Lee Packard), each individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross Respondents, v. JOINT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 171, a body corporate, Incorporated within the State of Idaho, Defendant-Respondent-Cross Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Idaho.

April 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas S. Chenoweth, Orofino, for plaintiffs-appellants, and cross-respondents.

Michael E. McNichols, Orofino, for defendant-respondent, and cross-appellant.


BURNETT, Judge.

Alferd Aftan Packard was five years old when he died. The death occurred when Alferd disembarked from a school bus and, while attempting to cross the street, was struck as the bus moved forward. The driver of the school bus later testified that her attention had been temporarily diverted, and that she did not see Alferd when she put the bus in motion.

Alferd's parents sued the school district for negligence. A jury returned a verdict of $212...

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