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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 18

It Is Further Hereby Resolved, Found, and Declared by said the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that the compensation to be paid by it for said land can not be agreed upon between this Board of Trustees and the said the Havana National Bank, as Trustee aforesaid, and Ruth Linton and they and it are unable to agree upon the purchase price to be paid them for sale and conveyance by them thereof to said the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois; and It Is Further Hereby Resolved, Found, and Declared by this Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that, because of said need of said University for said land for said purposes and because the compensation to be paid the said Havana National Bank, as Trustee aforesaid, as the owners thereof herein can not be agreed upon between them and this Board of Trustees, it is necessary for the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to take said land and acquire title thereto through the exercise by it of the right of eminent domain conferred upon it by law and to have the compensation to be paid by it to said the Havana National Bank, as Trustee aforesaid, and any and all other persons who may have right, title, or interest in and to said land therefor determined in the manner provided by law for the exercise of said right of eminent domain; and // Is Further Hereby Resolved by this Board of Trustees that the necessary and appropriate action be taken for the acquisition of title to said property by said the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and to have the compensation to be paid therefor determined by the institution and prosecution to completion of a proceeding in eminent domain in a court of competent jurisdiction, and that the Legal Counsel of said University, be and he is hereby authorized to proceed accordingly, to institute and prosecute an eminent domain proceeding in the name of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the acquisition of said land and the determination of the compensation to be paid by it therefor, and to employ such special legal counsel and others as he may deem necessary or desirable to assist him in the institution and prosecution of said proceeding.

On motion of Mr. Johnston, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bissell, Mrs. Holt, Mr. Johnston. Mr. Livingston, Mr. Nickell, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Mr. Herrick, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Stratton, Mrs. Watkins.

S E T T L E M E N T O F CLAIM O F DONALD IGL1NSKI (14) On or about May 25, 1955, Donald Iglinski, a student in the College of Pharmacy, suffered injuries to his left wrist and hand when a glass carboy exploded while he was extracting glycerin from it to be used by him in assigned laboratory work. The carboy was equipped with a type of pump customarily used in laboratories by which air pressure is forced into the container through one tube, expelling the contents through another tube. A piece of the glass carboy struck Iglinski's left wrist, lacerating the flesh and partially dividing the median nerve to approximately one-third of its circumference. Iglinski also suffered minor surface face injuries. All wounds have healed, but he has suffered substantial impairment in use of the little finger and ring finger, and a numbness in the middle finger, of his left hand. As a result of these injuries, Mr. Iglinski was unable to work during the summer of 1955 and investigation shows that he suffered a loss of wages in excess of $1,000 as an apprentice pharmacist. Mr. Iglinski's testimony and the inferences drawn therefrom would be that the carboy cork was wired in, that students were instructed to hold the cork fast with one hand and operate the air pump with the other, that he followed instructions, that the glycerin was not extracted with sufficient speed to keep the air pressure in the carboy at a safe level, and that consequently it exploded. On the other hand. the laboratory assistant, who set up the equipment, would testify that the cork was not wired in, and that students were specifically instructed not to hold it fast so that it could work as a safety valve in case of excessive air pressure. Mr. Iglinski will accept a firm offer of $2,000 to settle his claim against the University. While the University could properly refuse to accept liability, it is the opinion of Mr. Prentice H. Marshall, Counsel for the University in this case, that there is sufficient doubt as to the verdict in the event of litigation to justify settlement and