Conklin v. Strunk Bros. Asphalt Co.

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SCOTT

delivered the opinion of the court:

Ronald Conklin was killed when his tractor-trailer truck went off west-bound Interstate 80 and landed in a trench excavated by the defendant, Strunk Brothers Asphalt Company, as a part of certain construction work it was engaged to perform by the State of Illinois. This is an action by the decedent’s estate and the owner of the truck, Alvin G. Smith, d/b/a Gibb Smith Moving and Storage Company, for damages based upon defendant’s negligence. A La Salle County circuit court jury returned a verdict for both plaintiffs.

At the time of…