Berry v. State

This is a cause of action brought by claimant against respondent, State of Illinois, for the death of claimant’s husband. Claimant alleges that respondent negligently failed to maintain a portion of the shoulder running along Illinois Route No. 127 in a safe and proper condition.

On June 13, 1963, Ellis Thurlow Berry, the 39 year old husband of the claimant herein, was driving his tractor in a southerly direction along and upon the shoulder of Illinois Route No. 127. At a point about 1 1/10 miles south of the Union County line, and approximately 100 feet north of Cooper Creek in Alexander…