(No. 77-CC-0578

#### Theodore Gray, a minor by Fred Gray, Father, Claimant, v. State of Illinois, Respondent.

Opinion filed June 28, 1979.

Per Curiam.

This claim arises out of personal injuries sustained by Claimant Ted Gray, when he was accosted by an escaped mental patient and hit by a two inch by four inch board on October 24, 1975.

Ted Gray’s medical and hospital bills were in excess of $500.00. Upon authorization of the Department of Mental Health a settlement was negotiated for $1,000.00 by the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Illinois with Claimant’s attorneys.

An award is hereby granted to Claimant in the amount of $1,000.00.