Kamin v. State

This is an action brought by the claimant, Lillian Kamin, against the respondent, State of Illinois, to recover $2,500.00 in damages for personal injuries, which she sustained on August 26, 1952, when she fell from a nature path, or trail, into what is known as “French Canyon” in Starved Rock State Park, while on a hike conducted by a State employed nature guide.

She charges in her complaint filed herein that her fall and resulting injuries were caused by the instructions and directions of the guide, and contends in her brief and argument that respondent was negligent in constructing the path…