Perlman v. State

Claimant, Elaine Perlman, has brought this action seeking to recover for personal injuries she sustained at the White Pines Forest State Park, (hereafter the park) in Ogle County, Illinois. Her husband, Paul E. Perlman, has brought an action for loss of consortium arising from the same incident.

The incident which gives use to this action occurred on July 10, 1972. Claimants allege that Elaine Perlman attempted to walk along a foot trail in the park, which had been established and maintained by the State, and that the State knew, or should have known, that the trail was unsafe and dangerous.…