Legal Opinion

Pakenham v. State

Court of Claims of Illinois

Decided May 20, 1998No. 92-CC-3048Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

Mitchell, J.

On October 7,1991, Claimant was a student at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, and was at Cole Hall, on Northern’s campus, attending an algebra class with about 200 to 300 other students. When the class ended at' 11:50 a.m., Claimant exited out of the right door of a double set of doors located on the north side of Cole Hall. She stepped out of the building onto the sidewalk with her right foot first, then she stepped to the left, in front of the other door, with her left foot. There was a step down of approximately one and one-half inches from the doorway to…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hardeman v. StateCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1995
  2. Holloway v. Board of TrusteesCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1992
  3. Roels v. Board of Governors of State Colleges & UniversitiesCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1995

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