Ozuk v. River Grove Board of Education

At issue in this appeal is whether the circuit court properly dismissed plaintiff Thomas Ozuk’s premises liability action against defendant River Grove Board of Education. For the reasons that follow, we affirm in part and remand with directions.

In October 1994, plaintiff, who was 13 years of age and approximately 6 feet 1 inch tall at the time of his injury, filed a premises liability action which was dismissed. In January 1995, he filed an amended complaint in which he alleged that he slipped, fell, and sustained injuries while running laps in gym class. He claimed that he fell because…