Cleary v. Booth
Queen's Bench Division
1 Q.B. 465 (1893)
Relevant factsFree
Booth (defendant), a school head master, administered corporal punishment to two boys after learning they had been fighting on their way to school. Booth was charged with, and convicted of, assault and battery for the punishment, and he appealed.
IssueFree
Whether, in England, a parent delegates authority to a school head master to inflict corporal punishment upon a child if the child acts badly going to and from school.