Municipal - Insurance - Bus Transport - Special Needs Student - Immunity
By Deborah Elkins
November 19, 2008
A special needs student’s injuries from his wheelchair rolling off the curb did not occur in the “use” of the school bus, and a Brunswick County Circuit Court says the school board has immunity from the student’s p.i. suit, and the boy has no UM coverage under mom’s policy.
Griffin v. Brunswick County Public School Board (Brunswick County Cir.Ct.) (VLW 008-8-236) (10 pp.)
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