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LYNCH v. BD. OF EDUCATION

No. 78-393.

72 Ill. App.3d 317 (1979)

390 N.E.2d 526

CYNTHIA L. LYNCH, a Minor, by Raymond L. Lynch, her Father and Next Friend, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF COLLINSVILLE COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fifth District.

Opinion filed May 16, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walker and Williams, of Belleville (James C. Cook, of counsel), for appellant.

Robert C. Nelson, of Belleville, for appellees.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE KASSERMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and the judgment entered thereon which awarded Cynthia Lynch $60,000 damages for injuries sustained in a powderpuff football game which took place on the Collinsville High School football field on October 27, 1974.

Plaintiff Cynthia Lynch testified that the "tackle" powderpuff football game had been a tradition at Collinsville High School...

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