Protective Insurance v. State

OPINION

Mitchell, J.

A final hearing on the above entitled claim was held on March 29, 1993 at the James Thompson Center, Chicago, Illinois. Stephen M. Passen and David G. Susler appeared on behalf of the Claimant, Protective Insurance Co. and Roland Burris, Attorney General, State of Illinois, by David Rodriguez, Assistant Attorney General, appeared on behalf of the Respondent, State of Illinois.

From the testimony introduced at the hearing, it appears that the Claimant, Protective Insurance Co., was the insurer of a certain trucking company that employed as a driver Denver L. Echternkamp. On…