Elmore v. Teachers College Board

This is an action brought by claimant, Clifford Elmore, against respondent, Teachers College Board, to recover damages for personal injuries, which he sustained on June 24, 1963, when the end of a packing crate struck him in the legs, as he was lifting open a garage door.

The facts concerning the happening of the accident, as shown by the evidence, are as follows: Claimant, a fifty-seven year old ceramic tile and marble contractor, had a subcontract to tile two swimming pools on the campus of Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois.

Respondent, through its agents and employees, gave…