Thriege v. State

Claimant, Martha J. Thriege, seeks recovery in the sum of $5,000.00 for personal injuries allegedly suffered on May 14, 1961, when she fell in a museum, which was owned and operated by the State of Illinois.

Mrs. Thriege testified as follows:

She is 73 years old. About 4:30 B.M. on the day in question she arrived at the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, Illinois, accompanied by her niece and her granddaughter. She entered the premises by walking up several steps into a vestibule. She crossed the vestibule, and walked one step up into the mansion. She visited in the mansion about 20 or 30…