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· 3/22/1996

Lawson v. City of Chicago

Citations

  • 662 N.E.2d 1377
  • 278 Ill. App. 3d 628
  • 215 Ill. Dec. 237

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • dismissing a negligence claim arising out of a school board’s failure to prevent one student from shooting another, where the board lacked knowledge that the shooter had a gun or that the victim was in particular danger
  • dismissing a negligence claim arising out of a school board’s failure to prevent one student from shooting another, where the board lacked knowledge that the shooter had a gun or that the victim was in particular danger
  • in ruling on a section 2—619 motion for dismissal, the court may properly consider “external submissions of the parties”
  • in ruling on a section 2 — 619 motion for dismissal, the court may properly consider “external submissions of the parties”
  • section 4-102 barred recovery against board of education for failure to operate metal detectors to prevent one student from shooting another student
  • in ruling on a section 2-619 motion for dismissal, the court may properly consider \external submissions of the parties\

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Judges: Gordon

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