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2 Ill. Ct. Cl. 288

Steele v. State

Court of Claims of Illinois

Decided November 19, 1914

Court of Claims of Illinois · decided 1914-11-19

<p>Non-liability of State — Morrissey v. State and Ackerman v. State ante followed. This claim is governed by the decisions of the Court in the cases of Morrissey v. State, supra, and Ackerman v. State, supra.</p>

Decided 1914-11-19

¶1This is one of the so-called Utica bridge cases, and the facts in this case and the law applicable thereto are essentially the same as in the Morrissey and Ackerman cases.

¶2Claimant sustained as injuries, bruises to her right side, and was confined to bed for two months. She suffered pain for a considerable time after that.

¶3It is the judgment of the Court, that the claim be denied, without prejudice to the right of claimant to present her claim to the legislature, and with the statement, that if it were within our power, we would award to claimant the sum of two hundred dollars.

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