Welch v. State

Claimant, Mavis J. Welch, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert R. Welch, seeks recovery of $25,000.00 in damages arising out of the death of Robert R. Welch on October 13, 1961.

On that date, Robert Welch was operating a truck, consisting of a tractor and a trailer, in a westerly direction on Route No. 144 about two miles west of Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois. Claimant alleges that respondent “negligently and carelessly” permitted Route No. 144 to become dangerous and hazardous to the public by allowing a hole, which was seven feet wide and three feet deep, to remain on the shoulder…