HILLMAN F. SPENCER, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimant, an employee of the Department of Public Works and Buildings, was injured while riding on a truck during work. The State had already paid $350 and consented to a further award of $1,528.40, which the court recommended.

Claim type: Personal Injury Negligence

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PERSONAL INJURY-when award will be made. Where it appears from

PERSONAL INJURY-when award will be made. Where it appears from the evidence that claimant received injuries in course of employment by the Division of Highways, an award will be recommended. CAPPS & WEAVER, for claimant. OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; ROY D. JOHNSON, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE CLARITY delivered the opinion of the court:

It appears from the evidence in this case, that claimant was on the 17th day of August, 1928, and for over a year prior thereto, employed by the Department of Public Works and Buildings of the State of Illinois, in the Division of Highways and while assisting in moving a portable or collapsible office building from Kiser to Carrollton, and while engaged in his duties, riding on a truck, he was thrown from the truck, his right foot caught in a tire carrier, and dragged five hundred feet. His flesh and tendons were torn and lacerated.

It appears that the State has already paid claimant $350.00 and consents to a further award for injuries, etc., of $1,528.40.

It is therefore recommended that the claimant be allowed $1,528.40.