Case Name: Arthur Boyd, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent
Court: Illinois Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1931-04-16
Citations: 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 510
Docket Number: No. 1652
Parties: Arthur Boyd, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 6
Pages: 510–510

Head Matter:
(No. 1652
Arthur Boyd, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent.
Opinion filed April 16, 1931.
Glenn O. Brown, for claimant.
Oscar E. Carlstrom, Attorney General; Frank B. Eagle-ton, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Opinion:
Mj\ Justice Thomas
delivered the opinion of the court:
On October 26,1929, while employed as a workman for the State in repairs being made by the State to the Anna State Hospital claimant received an injury to his left eye. The injury arose out of and in the course of his employment. His physician's charges were paid by the State. The evidence shows he has suffered a loss of three fourths of the sight of the eye. At the time of the injury the State was engaged in an enterprise declared by Clause 1 of Article 3 of the Workmen's Compensation Act to be extra hazardous and is, therefore, liable to pay claimant the compensation provided in that Act to be paid a workman for such injury. The amount due claimant, under the evidence, is $810.00. It is therefore ordered that claimant be and he is allowed an award of $810.00.