Wilson v. State

This is an action for wrongful death against the State of Illinois pursuant to section 8(d) of the Court of Claims Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 37, par. 439.8(d)). The complaint alleges that Steven L. Hayes was killed in a one-car accident because the State failed to properly maintain the right-of-way along the shoulder of Illinois Route 37 and because the State failed to properly maintain the roadway surface of Route 37 itself. Claimant is the administrator of the estate of the decedent.

On October 22, 1979, decedent was riding as a passenger in an automobile being driven by Nedra Hayes,…