Edwards v. State, 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 298 (1927)

March 10, 1927 · Illinois Court of Claims · No. 1026

5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 298

(No. 1026

Claim denied.)

Ruth Edwards, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent.

Opinion filed March 10, 1927.

Respondeat superior — when State not liable. This case is controlled by the decision of the court in Shellabarger v. State, supra.

Russell F. Meyer, for claimant.

Oscar E. Carlstrom, Attorney General ; Frank R. Eagleton, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Mr. J ustice Thomas

delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a claim for $3000.00 damages caused by an accident which occurred April 30, 1925, on State Highway No. 2 near Minonk in Woodford county.

The facts in this case are the samé as in the case of Clifford Deane Shellabarger v. The State of Illinois, No. 1025, and the decision of the court in this case will be the same as in that one.

The demurrer will be sustained, the claim disallowed and case dismissed.