Cissna v. State

OPINION

Rurke, J.

Claimant, an inmate with the Illinois Department of Corrections, seeks damages from Respondent, State of Illinois, for the value of personal property claimed to have been lost by Claimant through the fault or neglect of Respondent or its agents.

Claimant alleges that Respondent, State of Illinois, is responsible for $1,500.00 in money damages for Claimant’s loss of personal property. Claimant contends that he kept all of his property in his assigned cell.

On July 7, 1988, Claimant was ordered to be transferred from Graham Correctional Center to Menard Correctional Center. At the…