Boyle v. State

This is an action by the Claimants, Francis A. Boyle and Walter Boyle, to recover for damage to their personal property and real estate allegedly sustained as the result of a flood which occurred on the evening of July 6 and morning of July 7, 1982. The Claimants alleged that their damages were sustained as a result of the negligent maintenance of Clear Creek Bridge in Putnam County, Illinois. In the alternative, the Claimants allege that the bridge itself was defectively designed. Clear Creek Bridge is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation and it carries Illinois Route 26…