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STANLEY v. BOARD OF EDUCATION

Nos. 54720, 55721 cons.

9 Ill. App.3d 963 (1973)

293 N.E.2d 417

SONNY DAVID STANLEY, a minor by JUANITA STANLEY, His Mother and Next Friend, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District.

January 22, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pretzel, Stouffer, Nolan & Rooney, of Chicago, (Howard C. Sorensen and Joseph B. Lederleitner, of counsel,) for appellant.

John D. Hayes, of Chicago, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE EGAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Sonny David Stanley, was awarded $40,000 by a jury for injuries sustained when he was struck on the head by a baseball bat while in a playground in which the defendant, Board of Education, was conducting its summer recreational program. The defendant contends the following: it was entitled to a directed verdict; an improper instruction was given; it was prejudicial error...

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