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Evelyn Gentry v. State of Illinois

33 Ill. Ct. Cl. 265 Illinois Court of Claims Filed 1980-05-13 No. 79-CC-0190
Disposition: (No. 79-CC-0190-Claimant awarded $288.01.) Award: $288.01 Agency: Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Cite as: Evelyn Gentry v. State of Illinois, 33 Ill. Ct. Cl. 265 (1980)
General Court of Claims 33 awarded 1980s Evelyn Gentry v. State of Illinois 33 Ill. Ct. Cl. 265 1980-05-13 (No. 79-CC-0190-Claimant awarded $288.01.) /opinions/v33-p0341-1/

EVELYN GENTRY, Claimant, v . THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimant sought damages for her car, which was damaged when state employees dropped a tree on it while removing it from a parking lot. The court awarded $288.01 based on submitted billings and a stipulation by the Attorney General.

Claim type: Property Damage

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The record indicates that the damages in this matter occurred when employees of the State of Illinois, Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities, were removing a tree from a parking lot of the Lincoln Developmental Center. In the process of the removal, the tree fell on Claimant’s car causing the damages which are the subject of this complaint.

The record also indicates that the Attorney General has submitted a stipulation by Respondent.

Claimant has submitted billings which indicate what the reasonable, customary and usual amount of these damages were.

[*266] It is hereby ordered that the Claimant be awarded, in full satisfaction of any and all claims presented to the State of Illinois under the above captioned cause, the sum of $288.01.

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