Howard v. State

OPINION

Raucci, J.

The Claimant, Robert E. Howard, brings this action against the State of Illinois, seeking recovery of money damages for injuries suffered in a deer-automobile accident on November 28,1974. Claimant struck a deer on Illinois Route 180 in Knox County, Illinois. He seeks to recover damages from the State of Illinois for injuries sustained when striking the deer, based upon a theory that the State should have posted deer crossing signs in the area where he struck the deer.

Evidentiary hearings were held on August 25, 1982, and February 10,1984. Counsel for the Claimant and the…