Awards in the 1920s
Published opinions from 1920 to 1929: 783 opinions, 538 with a dollar award, $1,363,706 in total. Amounts are as stated in each opinion and are not adjusted for inflation.
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Largest awards (top 100)
| Award | Case | Date |
|---|---|---|
| $71,600.01 | Belden v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 45 | November 9, 1927 |
| $55,104.46 | Montgomery Ward & Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 399 | May 10, 1927 |
| $31,826.33 | County of Will v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 188 | March 28, 1929 |
| $29,522.86 | Stewart-Warner Speedometer Corp. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 403 | May 26, 1927 |
| $28,041.34 | Am. Brake Shoe and Fdy. Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 131 | May 1, 1925 |
| $27,515.79 | R. F. Conway Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 434 | June 8, 1927 |
| $22,635.05 | Western Elec. Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 124 | May 1, 1925 |
| $21,698.08 | Porter v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 37 | September 17, 1924 |
| $19,449.64 | Mayer et al. v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 46 | November 9, 1927 |
| $17,350.75 | Schmidt v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 326 | March 29, 1927 |
| $17,039.09 | Feutz Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 272 | January 18, 1927 |
| $16,006.37 | The City of Chicago v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 345 | April 18, 1923 |
| $14,812.93 | Ward and Dehlquet v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 287 | March 8, 1923 |
| $14,517.49 | Union Trust Company v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 254 | May 9, 1929 |
| $14,476.22 | Hilborn v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 107 | April 16, 1925 |
| $13,975.43 | Schnepp & Barnes v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 202 | May 1, 1925 |
| $13,578.94 | Lyon v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 292 | March 8, 1923 |
| $11,901.33 | James B. Dibelka v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 362 | May 22, 1923 |
| $10,992.86 | State Bank of Chicago v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 163 | September 14, 1924 |
| $10,508.37 | Wappello Savings Bank v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 164 | January 19, 1921 |
| $10,009.39 | Morris & Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 121 | May 1, 1925 |
| $9,908.55 | Walworth Company v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 54 | January 11, 1928 |
| $9,266.96 | Victor Chemical Works v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 140 | May 1, 1925 |
| $9,114.33 | Tolman and Davidson v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 299 | March 8, 1923 |
| $8,998.49 | Fitzsimmons v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 211 | June 6, 1921 |
| $8,787.50 | Herendeen Milling Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 125 | May 1, 1925 |
| $8,724 | Niestadt, et al. v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 476 | December 16, 1929 |
| $8,564.08 | Hill v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 22 | September 16, 1921 |
| $7,500 | Jones v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 238 | September 11, 1923 |
| $7,500 | Morris & Company v. Nois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 121 | April 16, 1925 |
| $7,384.60 | William v. Hoier 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 130 | February 16, 1928 |
| $7,065.48 | Cadet Knitting Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 168 | May 1, 1925 |
| $6,941.25 | Altorfer Bros v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 404 | May 20, 1927 |
| $6,768.33 | Orange Crush Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 138 | May 1, 1925 |
| $6,708.57 | Buehler et al. v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 37 | November 9, 1927 |
| $6,463.63 | Brennan v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 418 | May 26, 1927 |
| $6,200 | Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 165 | January 19, 1921 |
| $6,161.09 | Cadet Knitting Co. v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 52 | January 11, 1928 |
| $6,147.29 | Hartmann-Clark Bros v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 365 | May 9, 1929 |
| $6,122.38 | Walker v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 64 | January 20, 1925 |
| $6,043.35 | Spoehr'S, Acorp v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 141 | May 1, 1925 |
| $5,964.43 | Clapp v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 230 | September 11, 1922 |
| $5,914.76 | Piggly Wiggly Stores, Inc. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 169 | May 1, 1925 |
| $5,896.64 | Independent Pneumatic Tool Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 139 | May 1, 1925 |
| $5,861.41 | Lennox-Haldeman Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 198 | May 1, 1925 |
| $5,841.01 | Dixon v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 192 | April 20, 1921 |
| $5,808.10 | Adele v. Whiting 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 111 | April 16, 1925 |
| $5,700 | Geo. C. Peterson Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 128 | May 1, 1925 |
| $5,669.82 | Federal Bridge Company v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 160 | February 13, 1929 |
| $5,600.72 | Modern Sys. Constr. & Supply Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 215 | September 14, 1926 |
| $5,400 | Dorre et al. v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 132 | February 18, 1929 |
| $5,228.24 | Central Trust Co. of Illinois v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 224 | May 9, 1922 |
| $5,219.97 | Woods Brothers Construction Company v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 300 | May 17, 1929 |
| $5,000 | Brennan Packing Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 137 | May 1, 1925 |
| $5,000 | Carroll v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 420 | May 20, 1927 |
| $5,000 | Browning v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 120 | January 15, 1929 |
| $4,500 | Gebhart v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 152 | May 1, 1925 |
| $4,350 | Klein v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 318 | March 29, 1927 |
| $4,350 | Clendening v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 383 | May 12, 1927 |
| $4,350 | Coons v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 384 | May 12, 1927 |
| $4,275 | Vesta Battery Corp. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 139 | May 1, 1925 |
| $4,273.20 | O'Callaghan v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 206 | May 20, 1925 |
| $4,269.74 | Grennan Bakeries v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 274 | January 14, 1927 |
| $4,250 | Alfred Decker & Cohn, Inc. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 132 | May 1, 1925 |
| $4,200 | Metcalf v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 162 | February 14, 1929 |
| $4,200 | Huguelet v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 181 | March 28, 1929 |
| $4,175 | Fisher v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 298 | May 9, 1929 |
| $4,100 | Fischer v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 316 | March 29, 1927 |
| $4,066.44 | Vulcanite Roofing Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 154 | May 1, 1925 |
| $4,000 | Smiddy v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 249 | November 28, 1922 |
| $4,000 | Denton v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 261 | November 23, 1922 |
| $4,000 | Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 331 | March 29, 1927 |
| $4,000 | Stotts v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 371 | May 12, 1927 |
| $4,000 | Freeman v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 198 | April 25, 1920 |
| $4,000 | Thomas v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 230 | April 25, 1929 |
| $4,000 | Thomas v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 230 | April 25, 1929 |
| $3,993.34 | Balaban & Katz, Inc. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 140 | May 1, 1925 |
| $3,883 | Girhard v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 259 | January 10, 1927 |
| $3,800 | H. Channon Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 136 | May 1, 1925 |
| $3,792.25 | West Indies Fruit Importing Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 142 | May 1, 1925 |
| $3,780.75 | Pigly Wigly Stores, Inc. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 169 | May 1, 1925 |
| $3,750 | Carlson v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 254 | November 28, 1922 |
| $3,750 | Johnson v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 270 | November 28, 1922 |
| $3,750 | Turner v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 275 | March 8, 1923 |
| $3,750 | Crosby v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 84 | April 16, 1925 |
| $3,750 | Donahue v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 270 | January 19, 1927 |
| $3,750 | Blakeman v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 329 | March 29, 1927 |
| $3,750 | Korenski v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 340 | April 20, 1927 |
| $3,750 | Anderson v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 377 | May 18, 1927 |
| $3,750 | Miles v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 378 | May 12, 1927 |
| $3,750 | Hamilton v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 59 | April 26, 1928 |
| $3,750 | Harris v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 121 | January 15, 1929 |
| $3,750 | Sanders v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 151 | February 14, 1929 |
| $3,750 | Wittman v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 216 | April 25, 1929 |
| $3,673.15 | Boynton v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 24 | September 16, 1924 |
| $3,605.20 | Bonner & Marshall Brick Co. v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 358 | May 12, 1927 |
| $3,562.50 | United States Cold Storage Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 142 | May 1, 1925 |
| $3,502.50 | Channel Chemical Company v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 141 | May 1, 1925 |
| $3,500 | Williams v. State of Illinois 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 209 | April 27, 1921 |
| $3,500 | Thompson v. State of Illinois 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 65 | January 29, 1925 |