Schuett v. State

The Claimant, Katherine Schuett, seeks recovery for injuries sustained in an automobile accident that occurred on March 4, 1978, at the intersection of Illinois State Route 72 (Higgins Road) and Bartlett Road in northwest Cook County, Illinois.

Claimant contends in essence that the State of Illinois was negligent in the manner in which its employees plowed snow onto the median strip between the eastbound and westbound traffic lanes of Illinois State Route 72 at the intersection of Bartlett Road, and that the snow, as plowed onto the median, created a hazardous condition. The Respondent…