Robinson v. State

This claim is based on alleged negligence of the State of Illinois, Department of Transportation, in the maintenance of the understructure of a bridge of the Kennedy Expressway overpassing Logan Avenue in Chicago.

Claimant testified that on February 23, 1977, she was operating an automobile going west on Logan Boulevard under the Kennedy Expressway at 20 to 30 miles per hour when suddenly a piece of concrete fell upon the hood of her car. She became very scared and slammed on the brakes, causing her body to be propelled forward and backward. She got out of her car and noticed that a piece of…