Vergil v. State of Illinois, Medical Center Commission

This is an action to recover for personal injuries suffered by claimant in a State-owned building on October 5, 1969, when he fell down a flight of stairs after tripping on worn carpeting.

On October 5,1969, claimant, then twenty-five years old, lived with his mother and father in the second floor apartment of a two-story building located at 744 South Leavitt Street, Chicago, Illinois. Respondent has stipulated that it was the owner of the building at the time in question.

The building contained three apartments. Two steps down from ground level, was a basement apartment. An exterior stairway…