Torres v. State of Illinois—Department of Mental Health & Development Disabilities

This is an action to recover for the personal injuries and wrongful death of Claimant’s decedent, Benny Moy, on January 13,1979. At the time of his death, Benny Moy was 22 years of age, mentally retarded and a resident assigned to Building No. 33 of the Respondent, Waukegan Developmental Center.

That since the initiation of this claim, the parties have engaged in extensive discovery and have entered into a joint stipulation.

This Court therefore finds that based upon the parties’ joint stipulation, it determines that during the latter part of 1974, or early 1975, the Respondent installed an…