Sherrod v. State

OPINION

Frederick, J.

Claimant filed her second amended complaint sounding in negligence on July 17,1987. Claimant seeks $100,000 in damages for the alleged negligence of the Respondent in failing to admit Claimants decedent to the Illinois State Psychiatric Institute at 1601W. Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois.

The Facts

On January 21, 1982, shortly after midnight, the Chicago Police and Fire Departments were called to a fire at 1066 West 14th Street in Chicago, Illinois. Police Officer Marty Gavin, a trained arson investigator, investigated the incident and learned that Claimants decedent, Joyce…