Moore v. State

Claimant, Henry C. Moore, seeks to recover from respondent for its negligence, while claimant was a convict at the so-called “Old Prison” of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois.

On October 6, 1945, claimant began to serve a sentence for larceny at such penitentiary. His cause of action arose on January 30, 1946. On October 2, 1946, claimant was transferred from the Old Prison to the Stateville Branch, and on October 30, 1946, he was released on parole. On March 13, 1947, he was returned to said place of confinement under a new sentence, and also as a parole violator.

Claimant…