Shirar v. State

Claimant, as Administrator of the Estate of Duane Welch Eveland, seeks recovery of $25,000.00 for his death, which occurred as a result of an accident on March 8, 1963 at the intersection of State Route No. 133 and a road known as Jonathan Creek Road in Moultrie County, Illinois.

Claimant contends that the failure of respondent to maintain a “Stop Ahead” warning sign approximately 1,000 feet from the intersection constituted negligence, and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the collision, in that one Bheta J. Hobbs was not sufficiently warned of her obligation to stop at the…