ELSIE E. SMITH, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimant sought damages for eyeglass frames broken when struck by a resident of the Illinois Youth Center. The court awarded $12.50 based on a joint stipulation and the Department of Corrections' report.

Claim type: Personal Injury Negligence

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Headnotes

KARAGANIS, Assistant Attorney General, for Respon-

ELSIE E. SMITH, Pro se. WILLIAM J . SCOTT, Attorney General; WILLIAM J. KARAGANIS, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

This cause coming on to be heard on the Joint Stipulation of the parties hereto, and the Court being fully advised in the premises; This Court finds that this claim is for damages sustained by Claimant, Elsie E. Smith, to her eyeglass frames when she was struck by a resident of the Illinois [*552] Youth Center, Geneva. That the Department of Corrections in their departmental report of November 10, 1976, verified the foregoing facts as alleged by the exhibit attached to the complaint. I It is hereby ordered that the sum of Twelve Dollars I

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and Fifty Cents ($12.50) be awarded to Claimant in full satisfaction of any and all claims presented to the State of Illinois under the above-captioned cause.