Williams v. State

OPINION

Frederick, J.

Claimant, Dewayne Williams, an inmate in the Illinois Department of Corrections, filed his claim in the Court of Claims on September 24, 1987. Claimant’s claim is a claim for medical negligence. The cause was tried before Commissioner Fryzel.

Claimant testified that on June 26, 1984, while he was an inmate at the Menard Psychiatric Center, a homosexual touched him so Claimant hit him. Claimant was put in segregation for 15 days for hitting the other inmate. After his release from segregation, the other inmate ran up behind Claimant, jumped on Claimant’s back, and bit…