Berg v. Department of Transportation

OPINION

Jann, J.

The Claimants, Louis Radabaugh and Anna Marie Berg, husband and wife, brought this action for compensatoiy damages pursuant to the Illinois Court of Claims Act, 705 ILCS 505/8. The Claimants assert that they were injured as a direct and proximate result of negligence committed by the State of Illinois and arising out of an auto accident on Interstate 55 near the Joliet Road exit in the southbound lanes.

At 7:38 a.m. on November 29, 1992, Louis Radabaugh was driving south on Interstate 55 near Joliet Road when he lost control of his auto, allegedly due to an icy bridge, struck a…