Talbott v. State

This matter comes before the Court upon Claimant’s claim for damages to his 1972 Dodge Monaco automobile on April 17, 1982. Claimant’s car was parked in the parking area of the White Pines State Park at Dixon, Illinois, while he and a companion went into a restaurant for lunch. While Claimant was in the restaurant, someone came in and said, “Who has a green Dodge out here?” and Claimant replied, “Well, I do.” The other individual then told Claimant he had better go look at it. He and his companion went out and found a tree limb was on the top of the car, having caved in the whole top.

At the…