Williams v. Chicago Board of Education

Defendant, the Chicago Board of Education (the Board), appeals a jury verdict against it in favor of plaintiff, Nathan Williams, administrator of the estate of Antar Williams, in this wrongful death action.

On February 6, 1985, Antar Williams drowned in a swimming pool at George Washington High School in Chicago. Plaintiff, Antar’s father, filed this wrongful death action against the school’s swimming instructor, John Costello, 1 and against the Board, alleging numerous grounds of recovery in several complaints. Most of these grounds were dismissed either prior to trial or by directed verdict…