Harris v. State

OPINION

Montana, G.J.

Claimant filed his claim seeking damages against the Illinois Department of Corrections for loss of his legal transcripts and documents on February 23, 1987. Claimant alleged that in June of 1986, when he was transferred from Joliet to Danville, the Department of Corrections inventoried his legal papers, stored them, but then lost the documents. He claimed $5,000 in damages for loss of his legal papers. The State raised an affirmative defense that a setoff against a crime victim’s award for $1,652.95 must be made against any recovery by Claimant.

Trial was held before the…