Oakes v. State

Claimants in this cause, husband and wife, have filed suit against the State of Illinois for injuries sustained on July 4, 1979, at or about the hour of 8:00 p.m. Claimant Robert Oakes was driving a motorcycle in a northerly direction along and upon County Highway 3, approximately two miles south of Sheridan, between Route 52 and Sheridan, Illinois, in La Salle County, Illinois.

Claimants allege that the motorcycle driven by Claimant Robert Oakes struck a large hole, or a series of holes, in the northbound lane on the road that was known as Bernard curve, which is a portion of the Sheridan…