McCormick v. State

OPINION

Raucci, J.

Claimant seeks damages against the State of Illinois for personal injuries sustained by Claimant on January 23, 1990, when Claimant claims to have been struck in the head and face by welding sparks and some construction steel dropped on Claimant’s neck.

Claimant’s complaint alleged that he was standing in the cellhouse attempting to speak to the guard concerning a commissary slip, when “fire sparks” started flying through a caged fence striking the Claimant in his hair and on his face. Claimant then alleges that, in an attempt to “get out of the way,” Claimant was struck on…