Emm v. State

Claimants, Donald Emm and John Vanda, filed their complaint in this Court on April 27, 1961. They seek to recover for damages to Emm’s car as well as compensation for personal injuries, alleged to have been sustained on April 30, 1960, while driving on State Route No. 17, approximately 17 miles west of Kankakee, Illinois. The amount of damages claimed by Claimant Emm is $3,500.00, and that by Claimant Vanda is $2,500.00.

From the evidence it appears that on April 30, 1960 at 11:00 P.M., claimants collided with a bridge, which was being constructed on Route No. 17, approximately 17 miles west…