
    (No. 6893
    Alice N. Sweet, Claimant, vs. The Board of Regents of the Regency University System, Respondent.
    
      Opinion filed March 28, 1974.
    
    Fred Lambruschi, Attorney for Claimant.
    
      William J. Scott, Attorney General, for Respondent.
   Perlin, C. J.

The parties hereto have submitted to this Court a joint stipulation establishing the following factual situation:

On October 15, 1971, the Claimant was walking upon a public sidewalk on the campus of the Illinois State University at Normal, Illinois. While in the exercise of due care for her safety, Claimant fell over a foreign object which the Respondent admittedly had carelessly and negligently permitted to accumulate and remain on the sidewalk.

As a result of the aforesaid incident Claimant sustained a fracture of her right leg, and incurred medical and hospital expenses in the sum of $1,103.05 for the treatment of her injury.

Claimant is hereby awarded the sum of $2,500.00.  