Legal Opinion
Seaton v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois
Decided April 7, 1966No. 4928PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerlin, C. J.
On motion for a summary judgment, the State of Illinois, respondent, has moved that the claim of Vera and Lenar Seaton, claimants in this action, be dismissed because the notice of claim for personal injuries is fatally defective.
The record reveals the following:
Claimant, Vera Seaton, alleges that she was injured when a car, which was driven by Lenar Seaton, ran into a hole in the pavement of Illinois State Highway Route No. 45 on August 3, 1959.
Section 22-1 of the Court of Claims Law requires that any person who is about to commence any action in the Court of Claims against the State of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Barribeau v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
- Benson v. City of MadisonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1898
- Reichert v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- Keller v. TomaskaAppellate Court of Illinois · 1939
- Swenson v. City of AuroraAppellate Court of Illinois · 1915
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Katrein v. StateCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1982
- Doe v. StateCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1996
- Dunn v. StateCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1991
- Estate of Krause v. Department of TransportationCourt of Claims of Illinois · 1995