Van Lines v. State

OPINION

Frederick, J.

Claimants, Allied Van Lines and Ray Houlette, filed their first amended complaint sounding in tort pursuant to section 8(d) of the Court of Claims Act (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 37, par. 439.8(d)), on June 4, 1987. The complaint as to Allied Van Lines alleges the State negligently damaged the 1984 Kenworth tractor owned by Claimant, Houlette, when a snowplow of Respondent collided with the aforesaid tractor as the tractor was stopped, jackknifed, on Interstate 74. The claim of Ray Houlette was for lost profits due to the inability to use the 1984 Kenworth tractor while it was…