In Nolan v. State (1983), 36 Ill. Ct. Cl. 194, the Court denied a recovery in a sidewalk trip and fall case occasioned when the Claimant tripped over a handicap ramp on a patio or porch in a dark area at the Stratten Office Building. In that case, this Court reiterated that the Claimant must prove the State had actual notice of a defect in the sidewalk or constructive notice and that in the absence of proof of a dangerous condition or that the State had knowledge or should have known of the dangerous condition, there could be no recovery, the Court noted there had been no previous accidents involving the ramp even though it had been in existence for a number of years. 36 Ill. Ct. Cl. 194, 199-200.