Cataldo v. State

This is a claim filed as a result of a one-car automobile accident which occurred on May 9,1976, at 127th Street West and Kedzie in Blue Island, Illinois.

Claimants allege that the proximate cause of the accident was a defective manhole cover which caused a tire blowout to the car involved. Claimant Cataldo was the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident. She testified that at approximately 9:00 p.m. on May 9, 1976, she was driving her automobile in a westerly direction on 127th Street in the right hand lane about one and one-half feet from the curb. The weather was clear and dry. She…