Peterson v. State

In Peterson v. State (1984), 37 Ill. Ct. Cl. 104, the Court considered the effect of comparative fault on an award in the Court of Claims. In that case, the Court established the total damages to be $ 500,000. The Court further assessed the deceased with 60 percent of the negligence, thereby establishing damages of $ 200,000. The Court there found that there was only one claim to be decided, unlike the present situation in which we have five distinct claims before the Court. The Court therefore applied the statutory $ 100,000 limit and awarded that amount.