White v. State

Claimant, Frank T. White, filed his complaint in the Court of Claims on August 25, 1986. He alleges that on January 4, 1986, while an inmate of the Illinois Department of Corrections, his right knee was severely injured while he performed certain physical labor at the direction of a prison guard. Claimant seeks $100,000 in damages.

The case was tried before a Commissioner on November 6, 1987. The evidence consists of the transcript of testimony, certain admissions pursuant to a demand to admit facts, trial exhibits, the departmental report pursuant to section 790.140 of the Court of Claims…