In re Mines

OPINION

Frederick, J.

The Claimant, Eugene Mines, III, was kicked in the face by unknown offenders when he tried to break up a fight between two men on December 30, 1994, at the American Legion Hall, 705 South Larkin, in Joliet, Illinois. Claimant suffered a ruptured orbit of the left eye, retinal detachment, and lost a lens and iris. On March 9, 1995, Mines filed a claim pursuant to the Crime Victims Compensation Act for doctor and hospital expenses totaling $30,656.62, plus lost wages. Claimant had no insurance available to pay the medical bills. The Court denied the claim on July 3, 1995.…