Court of Claims of Illinois March 31, 1953, No. 4541 (Atkinson v. State)

Lansden, J.

On February 19, 1953, claimant, Henry Atkinson, filed his complaint in this Court seeking to recover an award for injuries sustained by him on September 30, 1949, allegedly due to the negligence of respondent, while claimant was an inmate of the Illinois State Penitentiary, Stateville Branch.

Section 22 of the present Court of Claims Act, Ill. Rev. Stat., 1949, Chap. 37, Sec. 439.