Arterburn v. State

OPINION

Patchett, J.

This case arises out of a claim by Denton Arterburn, Claimant, who brings an action for personal injury arising out of an incident on February 23, 1986, while incarcerated in the Jacksonville facility of the Illinois Department of Corrections. Claimant filed a two count Complaint in tort alleging negligence on the part of the Respondent, State of Illinois. Count II was dismissed prior to trial.

The complaint alleges that while Claimant was incarcerated at the Jacksonville State Correctional Facility he slipped on the asphalt shoulder of a concrete road in the facility, which…