Palmer v. Northern Illinois University

Claimant, John Palmer, an orchestra leader, was engaged by the Northern Illinois University Alumni Association to present a program in the field house of Northern Illinois University, De Kalb, Illinois, on April 27, 1961. He arrived at the field house with his orchestra at approximately 3:30 P.M. on April 27, 1961, and rehearsed from 4:00 P.M. until approximately 6:00 P.M. Sometime between 6:00 P.M. and 7:00 P.M. claimant claims to have injured his foot and ankle in stepping or falling from the stage to a dirt track. He did not notice any depression in the dirt track before alighting from the…