Crider v. State

OPINION

Mitchell, J.

On January 11, 1985, 27 year-old James Crider’s (James) decade-long battle first with drugs and alcohol and ultimately with severe schizophrenia ended when he escaped from the Elgin Mental Health Center (EMHC) and apparently froze to death in a farm field less than one-half mile from the facility.

This cause comes before the Court on the claim of James’ mother, Shirley Crider, for damages under the Survival Act, damages under the Wrongful Death Act, and for funeral and burial expenses, including claims by James Crider’s parents and siblings for loss of consortium and society.