Transamerican Freight Lines, Inc. v. State

This is a claim for damages arising out of a purported collision between claimant’s tractor trailer and respondent’s snow plow on February 14, 1948, three miles north of Lincoln, Illinois, on State Route No. 121. The evidence in the case was taken before the commissioner on October 28, 1948.

Belmont Sheeley, the driver of claimant’s tractor trailer, was the only witness who testified on claimant’s behalf. He estimated the roadway at the point of the purported collision to be about 18 feet wide. He estimated the tractor trailer to be 8 feet wide with single wheels in front and dual wheels on…