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6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 127

Lenox v. State

Court of Claims of Illinois

Decided January 15, 1929

Court of Claims of Illinois · decided 1929-01-15

Decided 1929-01-15

Mr. Chief Justice Clarity

¶1delivered the opinion of the court:

¶2The claimant herein was a motorcycle officér, an employee in the Division of. Highways, Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois. He received a gun shot wound in his right leg by reason of dropping his gun, which was accidently discharged.

¶3The wound was in the calf of the leg, penetrating entirely through the leg muscle just below the knee, severing the nerve which controls the muscle which raises and lowers the foot.

¶4This accident occurred to the claimant in line of duty in the course of his employment. He was married and had four children under the age of sixteen years at the time of the accident.

¶5It would appear to the court that claimant was injured in line of duty and from all the evidence, it is the opinion of the court that the claimant suffered permanent partial injury and it is the opinion of the court and the court recommends that claimant be allowed the sum of Fifteen Hundred Dollars, ($1,500.00).

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