Jackson v. State

OPINION

Frederick, J.

This cause comes before the Court on a complaint filed by Claimant, Billy Jackson, on July 12, 1990, seeking the sum of $1,530 pursuant to section 89(d) of the Court of Claims Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. (1989), ch. 37, par. 439.8(d)). Billy Jackson was incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections. The case arises out of an incident that occurred on April 18, 1990, when water flowed into Claimants cell, which allegedly damaged personal property owned by Claimant.

The case was tried by the commissioner assigned to the case. Billy Jackson appeared at a hearing conducted on…