Thomas v. State

In this case Claimant, an inmate in the custody of the Illinois Department of Corrections at Menard Correctional Center, seeks damages in the sum of $75,000.00 for bodily injuries sustained by Claimant on June 14, 1985. Claimant alleges he was taking a shower and sustained bodily injury to his right hand (middle finger) due to an unclean shower stall. An unprotected ventilation fan at the rear of the shower stall lacerated his middle finger in two places when he endeavored to protect himself from a fall caused by accumulated soap and debris on the shower floor.

Claimant testified that on June…