Thornburg v. State

This claim involves a slip and fall case arising out of an incident which occurred in the Holmes Student Center at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois, on January 22, 1983, when a student employed by the University fell and injured herself on a stairway in the entrance of the building which was wet because of heavy snow conditions on the exterior of the building premises.

The Commissioner’s report, together with the parties’ briefs, set out the facts in detail.

There was a substantial dispute as to whether the condition of the stairway and entryway was as testified by Claimant, Kelly…