Legal Opinion
Dora Township v. Indiana Insurance Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 1, 1980No. 51735PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Ward
On October 10, 1974, while proceeding in a westerly direction on County Road North in Dora Township, Ruby Oye drove through a stop sign and was struck by an automobile proceeding northbound on County Road East. Mrs. Oye suffered fatal injuries, and a wrongful death action was filed by her husband, W. B. Oye, against Dora Township. The complaint alleged that her death was proximately caused by the township’s failure to properly maintain the stop sign, which allegedly was in disrepair at the time and was not clearly visible to westbound travelers on County Road North.
Dora Township presented a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Squire v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977
- Barnes v. PowellIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
- Sherwood v. SteinSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Weiss v. Bituminous Casualty Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1974
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