Olson v. State

OPINION

Frederick, J.

This case comes before the Court on a two-count complaint sounding in tort filed by Claimants, Jeffrey C. Olson and Monica K. Olson, against the Respondent, State of Illinois. Count I of the complaint seeks $1,000,000 for severe and permanent injuries suffered by Jeffrey Olson. The Claimants allege that Respondents employees plowed a large amount of snow into the median at the intersection of Route 132 (also referred to as “Grand Avenue”) and Oakwood Drive in Warren Township, Lake County, Illinois. They also allege that on January 3, 1988, at 6:20 p.m., Jeffrey Olson was…