Kessler v. State

This action was brought to recover damages allegedly caused by negligence of the respondent in failing to maintain the surface of a highway bridge in a safe condition or to warn the claimant of the unsafe condition of the bridge surface when covered with ice or frost.

The bridge, on which claimant’s accident occurred, spans the Illinois River on U.S. Route 67 near Beardstown, some 45 miles northwest of Springfield.

This particular bridge, according to the record and photo exhibits, had a steel mesh or grid type of surface which is not commonly found in Illinois or at least in that section.…