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DIXON v. CHICAGO BD. OF EDUC.

No. 1-98-3216.

710 N.E.2d 112 (1999)

304 Ill. App.3d 744

237 Ill.Dec. 689

Veronica Ann DIXON, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Tiffany Dixon, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

March 31, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Karr & Associates, Ltd., Chicago, for Appellant.

Board of Education-Law Department, Chicago (William A. Morgan, Associate Attorney, of counsel), for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 21, 1995, during Englewood High School swimming team tryouts, 16 year-old Tiffany Dixon drowned. This case represents a clash of interests—the right to sue a public entity for the death of a child due to its alleged failure to supervise against the legislature's determination to protect that entity from large damage awards.

Veronica Ann Dixon (Dixon) appeals the trial court's order granting...

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