Court of Claims of Illinois, 1930

Spencer v. State

Spencer v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois · Decided December 18, 1930 · Clarity
6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 481; 1930 Ill. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 108

Counsel

Capps & Weaver, for claimant., Oscar B. Carlstrom, Attorney General; Roy D. Johnson, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Spencer v. State

Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chief Justice Clarity delivered the opinion of the court:

It appears from the evidence in this case, that claimant was on the 17th day of August, 1928, and for over a year prior thereto, employed by the Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois, in the Division of Highways and while assisting in moving a portable or collapsible office building from Kiser to Carrolton, and while engaged in his duties, riding on a truck, he was thrown from the truck, his right foot caught in a tire carrier, and dragged five hundred feet. His flesh and tendons were torn and lacerated.

It appears that the State has already paid claimant $350.00 and consents to a further award for injuries, etc., of $1,528.40.

It is therefore recommended that the claimant be allowed $1,528.40.

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