Oropeza v. BOARD OF EDUC., CITY OF CHICAGO

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 an outdoor court which was next to the school’s premises and which was owned and provided by defendant. The complaint alleged that before and at the…