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County of Cook v. Illinois Department of Public Aid

29 Ill. Ct. Cl. 116 Illinois Court of Claims Filed 1973-11-09 No. 73-CC-282
Disposition: (No. 73-CC-282-Claimant awarded $448,065.26.) Award: $448,065.26 Agency: Illinois Department of Public Aid
Cite as: County of Cook v. Illinois Department of Public Aid, 29 Ill. Ct. Cl. 116 (1973)

COUNTY OF COOK, AND COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC AID, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimant sought payment for services rendered under a contract, but the appropriation had lapsed. The court awarded the amount due because the appropriation lapse did not extinguish the obligation.

Claim type: Lapsed Appropriation

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Headnotes

  1. CONTRACTS-hpsed appropriation. When the appropriation from which a claim should have been paid has lapsed, the Court will enter an award for the amount due claimant.

BERNARD CAREY, State’s Attorney of Cook County, Attorney for Claimant. WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General; SAUL R. WEXLER, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

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