Frieders v. State

Mr. Jtjstice Yantis

delivered the opinion of the court:

No apparent dispute exists as to the facts herein. Claimant, Peter J. Frieders, had been hired by the Division of Highways of Illinois to cut grass and weeds along the S. B. I. Highways in DuPage and Will Counties. He furnished his own team and mower, and went to such points as directed by bis superiors in the Highway Department. On October 10, 1934 he had been cutting grass along State Route No. 59 just south of the Will County line. Along this particular road he had a stretch of nine miles on both sides of the highway, and had been…