Harder v. State

In Harder v. State (1991), 44 Ill. Ct. Cl. 235, Claimant brought suit for injuries sustained when she allegedly fell while negotiating a step near the Old State Capitol Building in Springfield. The Court pointed to the fact that many people had negotiated the step in question without incident, indicating that the Respondent was not negligent despite Claimant's contention that a failure to provide guardrails or warnings proximately caused Claimant's injuries. (See Harder, supra, at 237.)