Ponds v. State

This is a claim brought by Rosemary Ponds, Claimant, to recover for personal injuries.

On March 29,1974, Claimant, 32 years of age, fell in the premises of the Illinois State Unemployment Office in Rockford, Illinois, injuring herself.

The morning of the occurrence was one of drizzly rain. Claimant had been laid off by the Quaker Oats Company in Rockford, Illinois, and was going to the unemployment office to register for unemployment compensation.

She entered the office at approximately 9:30 a.m., entering the vestibule to the office through a self-activating door, and then pushed open a second…