Sewell v. Board of Trustees

The Claimant, Alix Sewell, seeks recovery of $5,000.00 in damages for personal injuries sustained on September 24,1969, when the Claimant fell from her wheelchair on the campus of the Respondent, Southern Illinois Univeristy, Carbondale, Illinois.

At a hearing before a Commissioner of this Court the Claimant gave testimony. The parties also entered into a written stipulation concerning certain facts. She contends that the Respondent was negligent in maintaining a grill in the sidewalk which caused her to fall, breaking her leg. The Respondent maintains that the Claimant has failed to prove…