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5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 291

Wigginton v. State

Court of Claims of Illinois

Decided March 10, 1927

Court of Claims of Illinois · decided 1927-03-10

Decided 1927-03-10

Mr. Justice Leech

¶1delivered the opinion of the court:

¶2The evidence in this case shows that on the 13th day of November, A. D. 1924, the claimant, Alice Wigginton, was employed as nurse at the State hospital at Bartohville, Illinois, operated by the State of Illinois under the direct control of the Department of Public Welfare of said State.

¶3The evidence further shows that the claimant was at the time of the accident standing upon a ladder in and at said hospital, and that without any fault upon her part and without any warning to her, a patient of said hospital, pushed, knocked and bumped the ladder from underneath the claimant, and as a result she fell á distance of practically ten feet to the floor and received a fracture of the oscalis of the left foot and other injuries.

¶4The Attorney General, in his statement, admits that the claimant properly states the facts.

¶5Under the Workmen’s Compensation Act, the claimant would be entitled to receive the sum of $1296.00, but the amount of $237.50 which she received from the State should be deducted.

¶6We therefore award the claimant the sum of $1058.50.

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