MEDICAL SURGICAL CLINIC, Claimant, OS. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.
Case summary
Claimant sought payment of $139.50 for medical services rendered to R. W. Curtis, which the Illinois Department of Public Aid refused due to lapsed appropriation. The court awarded the full amount, finding the claim just and valid.
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- CoNTucrs-bpsed appropriation. Where evidence showed that the only reason claim was not paid was due to the fact that, prior to the time a statement was presented, the appropriation lapsed, an award will be made.
Medical Surgical Clinic, claimant, presented its state
ment in the amount of $139.50 to the Illinois Department
of Public Aid for services rendered to R. W. Curtis.
[*322] Claimant had prepared and filed with the Illinois Department of Public Aid a voucher for services rendered. Payment was refused, however, for the reason that there were no funds available, as the appropriation for the 73rd biennium had lapsed.
A Departmental Report was filed, which stated that the said Department had not paid the sum of $139.50; and, further, that the claim was just and valid, and claimant was entitled to payment.
Subsequently a stipulation was entered into between claimant and the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, which found that claimant was entitled to be reimbursed for services rendered the patient, R. W. Curtis, in the amount of $139.50.
It appears that the sole reason for not paying claimant was that the appropriation for the 73rd biennium had lapsed.
Claimant is hereby awarded the sum of $139.50.