Smith v. State

OPINION

Sommer, C.J.

The Claimant, an inmate with the Illinois Department of Corrections, seeks judgment against the Respondent, State of Illinois, in the sum of $40.60 for the value of a Panasonic radio which the Claimant contends was lost or converted through the fault or neglect of the State of Illinois. The Claimants complaint alleges that on January 26, 1989, he was possessed of the radio. On that date, he was transferred from the Illinois State Penitentiary at Joliet to the Illinois State Penitentiary at Pontiac. Thereafter, the Claimant alleges that the Respondents agent advised him that…