Court Opinion

ID: 8614582
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-11-24 08:23:35.180694+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:55:24.764781
License: Public Domain

Tolson, C. J. Claimant was injured on February 2, 1936 in an accident arising out of and in the course of her employment as a Supervisor at the Illinois Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s School at Normal, Illinois. The injury was serious, causing temporary blindness and general paralysis. The facts are fully detailed in the case of Penwell vs. State, 11 C.C.R. 365, in which an award was made to the claimant of $5,500.00 for total permanent disability, $8,215.95 for necessary medical, surgical, and hospital services, expended or incurred to and including October 22, 1940, and an annual life pension of $660.00. On February 10, 1942, a further award was made to claimant for medical and hospital expenses, incurred from October 22,1940 to January 1,1942, in the amount of $1,129.82. On March 10, 1943, a further award was made to claimant for medical and hospital expenses from January 1, 1942 to December 31, 1942 in the amount of $1,164.15. On March 15, 1944, a further award was made to claimant for medical and hospital expenses from January 1, 1943 to and including September 30, 1943 in the amount of $853.07. On April 17, 1945, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from October 1, 1943 to and including February 28, 1945, in the amount of $1,955.29. On September 12, 1946, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from February 28, 1945 to and including April 1, 1946, in the amount of $1,646.12. On June 5, 1947, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from April 1, 1946 to and including April 1, 1947, in the amount of $2,108.30. On September 22, 1948, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from April 1, 1947 to and including April 1, 1948, in the amount of $2,207.80. On April 19, 1949, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from April 1, 1948 to and including February 1, 1949. On May 9, 1950, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from February 1, 1948 to and including February 1, 1950, in the amount of $2,316.09. On April 10, 1951, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from February 1, 1950 to and including February 1, 1951, in the amount of $2,403.09. On May 15, 1952, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from February 1, 1951 to and including February 1, 1952, in the amount of $2,889.70. On April 24, 1953, a further award was made to claimant for medical and nursing expenses, incurred from February 1, 1952 to and including February 1, 1953, in the amount of $3,441.54. Claimant has filed her verified petition for reimbursement for necessary nursing expenses, drugs, supplies, and medical care in the amount of $3,786.48, to and including February 1, 1954, all of which is supported by receipts showing payment in full. The record consists of petition of claimant, original receipts for monies expended for medical, hospital and nursing care; waivers of claimant and respondent to file statement, brief and argument, which were allowed in this case. The petition discloses that, since the date of the last award, claimant’s condition has not improved, and that the possibility of a recovery is in serious doubt. The petition discloses that she has paid the sum of $1,508.25 for nursing care, and the further sum of $638.75 for board furnished her nurses. It also shows that claimant has paid out the sum of $281.94 for drugs and supplies. The petition further discloses that she has paid out the sum of $677.00 for services of a physician, and the further sum of $658.77 for hospital care; as well as the sum of $21.77 for miscellaneous expenses, making in all a total for expenses in the amount of $3,786.48. An award is, therefore, made to claimant for medical, hospital and nursing care from February 1, 1953 to and including February 1, 1954, in the sum of $3,786.48. The Court reserves for future determination claimant’s needs for additional medical care.