Legal Opinion
Baker v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois
Decided April 12, 1994No. 92-CC-3100PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Frederick, J.
Claimant, Kenneth Baker, an inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections, filed his complaint in the Court of Claims on May 21, 1992. Claimant seeks $10,000 in damages for the alleged negligence of the State in failing to provide proper medical care and treatment for his injured left index finger. The cause was tried by Commissioner Fryzel.
The evidence adduced at trial indicated that Claimant injured his left index finger while lifting weights in the prison yard on May 28, 1991. Claimant had 340 pounds smash his finger. Claimant went to the prison hospital and talked…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Madden v. KuehnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1978
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- Mondelli v. Checker Taxi Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1990
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3Cited by1 opinion
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