Kohut v. State

The complaint seeks damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by Claimant on a State highway.

The complaint alleges that Claimant was injured on September 12,1968, at approximately 2:56 a.m. when the car he was driving struck a cement curbing on the west side of Route 53 approximately 50 to 80 feet south of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad overpass in Lisle, Illinois.

Claimant alleges that he suffered severe personal injuries caused by the Respondent’s alleged negligence in constructing the roadway in such a way that it suddenly narrowed from four lanes to two lanes,…