Miley v. State

OPINION

Raucci, J.

The Claimant, Gordon Miley, brings this action for compensatory damages pursuant to the Illinois Court of Claims Act, 705 ILCS 505/8. The Claimant asserts that he was injured as a direct and proximate result of negligence committed by the State of Illinois in the maintenance of a traffic control barricade at a construction site on Interstate 74 approximately one mile west of Farmer City, in DeWitt County, Illinois.

At approximately 9:05 p.m. on October 17, 1983, the Claimant was driving a 1981 Chevrolet Chevette east on Interstate 74 when he struck a barricade that was lying…