JOHN M. LINDBERG, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimant, a carpenter working for the Prison Commission at the new prison at Statesville, was injured when a staging broke. The Attorney General demurred on the ground that the statute of limitations had run. The court sustained the demurrer and denied the claim.

Claim type: Personal Injury Negligence

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PLEADINGS-when claim will be denied-Statute of Limitations-Where OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; GUSTAF B. ERICKS-

PLEADINGS-when claim will be denied-Statute of Limitations-Where it appears that the claim is barred by the Statute of Limitations, the claim will be denied. LAGGER & BLATT, for claimant. OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; GUSTAF B. ERICKSSON, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE LEECH delivered the opinion of the court:

The claimant, John M. Lindberg, in the fall of 1921, was engaged as carpenter working for the Prison Commission at the new prison at Statesville and was injured in the course of his employment.

The evidence shows that while the claimant was on a staging the staging broke and the claimant fell and was injured.

The Attorney General filed a demurrer setting forth that the statute of limitations had run against the claim.

The demurrer is sustained and the claim is denied.