Ludwig v. Board of Education

The plaintiff, Henry Ludwig, charged in an amended complaint that on October 4, 1956, he purchased a ticket to a football game between two high schools of the City of Chicago and that due to the negligence of the defendant, the Board of Education, he was injured when he fell on the stairs of the football stadium, which was in the possession and under the control of the defendant. The defendant’s motion to strike and dismiss was sustained and the plaintiff appeals from this order.

The question is whether a school board is liable in damages under the facts and circumstances alleged in the…