Tucker v. State

Claimant, a former resident of the Menard Correctional Center, brought this action for personal injuries sustained by him on June 27, 1980, when he was thrown from a tractor while working as a farmhand at that facility.

The incident giving rise to his injuries occurred on the farm grounds at the Menard Correctional Center. Claimant, a 33-year-old unmarried man with previous employment experience as a heavy equipment operator and a high school education, was assigned to work on the farm at Menard in June of 1980. Claimant had no previous experience of any kind doing farm work or operating…