Shelby v. Sun Express, Inc.

The Illinois Department of Transportation appeals from a portion of an order of the circuit court of Cook County denying immediate reimbursement from the settlement of a personal injury claim of the amount of workmen’s compensation paid by it to its employee and also denying it interest on the amount of that compensation. We affirm.

Plaintiff Jerome Shelby, an employee of the Illinois Department of Transportation (Department), while working on a highway resurfacing crew, was struck by a vehicle driven by defendant Gene Aikman, an agent of defendant Sun Express. Plaintiff sustained severe…