Brown v. State

Court of Claims of Illinois

Brown v. State

6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 566, 1931 Ill. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 149

Court of Claims of Illinois·Decided May 14, 1931·No. No. 1712·Published

Opinion

Mr. Chief Justice Clarity

delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant was employed by the defendant State of Illinois to direct and supervise the shop work of convicts laboring* in his department. In April, 1929, while working in the upholstering shop he slipped and fell on a stairway suffering* a fracture of the radius bone of his left forearm. Three months later he was again injured in the shop as a result of a stabbing* affray. He was attacked by a disgruntled convict and stabbed twice in the chest and back.

The Attorney General comes and defends and recommends that an award be made not to exceed $1,125.00 nor less than $953.50.

The court is of the belief that an award should be allowed and recommends that claimant be awarded $1,125.00.

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Mr. Chief Justice Clarity

delivered the opinion of the court:

Claimant was employed by the defendant State of Illinois to direct and supervise the shop work of convicts laboring* in his department. In April, 1929, while working in the upholstering shop he slipped and fell on a stairway suffering* a fracture of the radius bone of his left forearm. Three months later he was again injured in the shop as a result of a stabbing* affray. He was attacked by a disgruntled convict and stabbed twice in the chest and back.

The Attorney General comes and defends and recommends that an award be made not to exceed $1,125.00 nor less than $953.50.

The court is of the belief that an award should be allowed and recommends that claimant be awarded $1,125.00.

Brown v. State, 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 566, 1931 Ill. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 149 (Ill. Super. Ct. 1931).

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