Lindsey v. State
Court of Claims of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtTolson, C. J.
On March 25, 1955 at 1:00 P.M., claimant, Donald Lindsey, was traveling in a southeasterly direction on Route No. 126 at a point approximately two miles east of Yorkville, Illinois. The weather was misty, hut there was no snow on the highway. Route No. 126 is a two lane highway, twenty feet wide, with shoulders eight feet wide. Claimant approached a curve to the right, the end of which is a small hill or elevation. From this point, a driver cannot see the condition of the road ahead until he completes the curve at the top of the crest.
On the date and time in question a State highway truck,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- L. Wolff Manufacturing Co. v. WilsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1892
- Junction Mining Co. v. EnchAppellate Court of Illinois · 1903