OROPEZA v. BOARD OF EDUC., CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 1-91-3860.

606 N.E.2d 482 (1992)

238 Ill. App.3d 399

179 Ill.Dec. 650

Felipe OROPEZA, a minor, by his mother and next friend, Barbara Trujillo, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee (City of Chicago, Defendant).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

November 18, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sidney Abelski, Abelski & Bagnall, Ltd., Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Brian Witus, Pugh, Jones & Hubbard, P.C., Chicago, for defendant-appellee.


Presiding Justice GREIMAN delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Felipe Oropeza, a minor, by his mother Barbara Trujillo, appeals from an order dismissing his fourth amended complaint seeking damages for personal injuries from defendant, the Board of Education of the City of Chicago.

For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

On March 21, 1988, plaintiff, a 17-year-old high school student, allegedly tripped and fell while playing basketball on...

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