Murphy v. State

Claimant is an independent truck driver who was engaged in hauling lettuce from Seattle, Washington, to Chicago.

On February 10, 1982, Claimant entered an Illinois weigh scale on Highway 55 at Collinsville. He was advised by the weigh master that he was • overweight and he was directed to pull his tractor and trailer around to the rear of the scale house. At the rear of the scale house, there is a concrete roadway 23 to 24 feet wide with a seven- or eight-foot asphalt shoulder. The roadway leads to a parking area where the trucks are to park. Claimant went around the scale and onto the…