Hodge v. State

Claimant filed this claim as a negligence action pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(d) of the Court of Claims Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, ch. 37, par. 439.8(d).) Claimant alleged that on April 9, 1974, he was operating a motor vehicle upon State Highway 10 in Iroquois County, Illinois. State Highway 10 is owned and maintained by Respondent, State of Illinois. At the location of the accident, it was alleged that there was a concrete box culvert with 8-inch by 10-foot headwalls rising 1.5 feet above the pavement lying near the travelled portion of Highway 10.

Claimant further alleged that…