In Rutledge v. Board of Governors (1991), 44 Ill. Ct. Cl. 257, an award was denied because of the failure to prove negligence. The issue in that case was the failure of evidence being presented on the issue of causation. In other words, the Claimant failed to meet his burden of proof that the injury, in fact, was caused by the failure of, or the instrumentality controlled by, the State.