Marquis v. State

This is a claim brought by Darrel B. Marquis, d/b/a Marquis Brothers, against the State of Illinois whereby Claimant seeks recovery of $2,384.44, the undisputed amount of damage to Claimant’s truck sustained as the result of an accident in which Claimant’s vehicle collided with a State snowplow operated by Andrew Taliani, a State employee. A hearing was held before a commissioner on June 23, 1983. All briefs have been submitted and the commissioner has duly filed his report.

The accident occurred at 12:30 p.m., on March 4, 1982, on U.S. Route 6 and Route 34 at the west edge of Sheffield, in…