Terry v. State

OPINION

Patchett, J.

This cause was originally tried on April 12, 1989, before Commissioner Terrence Lyons. Subsequently, Mr. Lyons ceased to be a commissioner of this Court, and this case was assigned to Commissioner Michael Fryzel. The Court offered a new hearing before Commissioner Fryzel, which both parties waived. The Claimant did file a brief after the case was assigned to the new commissioner, but the Respondent did not.

On May 6,1986, the Claimant was a resident of the Illinois Department of Corrections at the Graham Correction Center. At that time, the Claimant alleges he was injured…