Is there any way that I could getcompensation for an injury that occurred on school grounds during a gym class?
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Is there any way that I could getcompensation for an injury that occurred on school grounds during a gym class?
I was in gym class one day and I was playing volleyball and I jumped up to hit the ball and when I came down my right foot slipped and I dislocated my left knee. I’m still having problems with it even after surgery.
Asked on August 9, 2010 under Personal Injury, Georgia
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
The mere fact that a person is injured while at an institution, organization, etc. (such as in school) or while on someone else's property does not, by itself, mean that person is entitled to compensation. There must first be fault, which in this context generally means negligence, or unreasonable carelessness. If you were injured because you had to play volleyball on a wet floor, or on a floor that had uneven, broken, or loose floorboards, you might be entitled to compensation; or if you were injured because someone pushed you deliberately (deliberate acts are another way to find fault) or because your teacher forced you to play when you told him you already had a bad or weak knee, then again there might be fault and liability. But if you simply happened to land badly, without anyone else doing anything wrong, then you would not be entitled to compensation.
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