Harder v. State

OPINION

Burke, J.

Claimant, Hazel Harder, brought this claim for damages against the State of Illinois for personal injuries she sustained from a fall at the entrance of the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield, Illinois, on April 5,1987. A hearing was held on October 11, 1990, and the parties submitted briefs.

Claimant, while in the company of other members of her immediate family, went to the Old State Capitol shortly before 3:00 p.m. on April 5,1987. She entered the building through the front entrance after climbing a series of steps to a porch area and one additional step to a portico…