Guffey v. State

This cause comes on for hearing on a complaint for loss of income due to an accident involving Claimant’s truck. There does not appear to be a great deal of dispute as to the facts. All vehicles involved were traveling southbound on 1-55 near the 100-mile marker. At this location the wide shoulder on the right converges with the right-hand lane as the roadway reaches the overpass. At the overpass, the shoulder ceases to exist, and there are only two lanes with guardrails on either side.

On June 20, 1984, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the State of Illinois had a State maintenance truck located on…