Bock v. State

OPINION

Sommer, J.

The Claimant, an inmate with the Illinois Department of Corrections, seeks judgment against the Respondent, State of Illinois, for the sum of $30,000.00.

At the hearing in this cause, the Claimant testified that on December 19,1987, at approximately 10:30 p.m., he was walking down the hallway intending to go to the “day room.” The Claimant was with an inmate named Herb Hagan. Hagan was accosted by a group of inmates, one of whom attacked Hagan. In attempting to escape, Hagan ran into the Claimant and the Claimant was knocked to the floor. When the Claimant tried to get up,…