Moore v. State

OPINION

Sommer, J.

The Claimant’s action is for personal injury sustained at the Stateville Correctional Institution on August 22, 1984, while visiting a friend who was a resident there.

The Claimant, Jacqueline Moore, arrived at Stateville at approximately noon that day, proceeded through the receiving building and was directed outside to a concrete walkway that led to the Institution itself.

As the Claimant walked towards the steps of the institution, she testified the walkway looked even and unobstructed, but her right foot abruptly stepped down onto a metal cover recessed several inches below…