Awards in the 1930s
Published opinions from 1930 to 1939: 1,256 opinions, 668 with a dollar award, $1,352,949 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $62,032.18 | Schippe and Barnes v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 609 | May 9, 1939 |
| $58,508.27 | McCarthy Improvement Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 53 | December 8, 1931 |
| $48,496.53 | C. E. Carson Company v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 520 | May 14, 1931 |
| $44,500 | Chicago Title & Trust Co. v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 616 | June 1, 1935 |
| $41,568.89 | Chicago Heights Coal Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 45 | December 8, 1931 |
| $39,416.10 | I. D. Lain Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 50 | December 8, 1931 |
| $35,533.11 | Chicago Park District v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 246 | June 10, 1936 |
| $35,072.10 | Illinois Central Railroad Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 117 | January 10, 1933 |
| $30,333.92 | Great Lakes Construction Company v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 304 | December 11, 1934 |
| $27,000 | Glenbard Golf Club, Inc. v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 651 | June 1, 1935 |
| $24,268.90 | Benzoline Motor Fuel Company v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 178 | March 11, 1936 |
| $22,654.61 | S. J. Groves & Sons Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 52 | December 8, 1931 |
| $21,023.34 | Duffin Iron Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 55 | December 8, 1931 |
| $20,648.59 | Hartman-Clark Brothers Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 37 | December 8, 1931 |
| $19,082.60 | Gund-Graham Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 39 | December 8, 1931 |
| $18,076.80 | Grassle v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 150 | September 1, 1934 |
| $14,212 | W. M. Welch Mfg. Co. v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 551 | May 14, 1931 |
| $11,871.44 | Welch v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 44 | December 8, 1931 |
| $11,784.53 | J. C. O'Connor & Sons, Incorporated v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 51 | December 8, 1931 |
| $11,458.35 | 300 West Adams Street Building Corporation v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 263 | June 1, 1933 |
| $11,359.81 | Cameron-Joyce Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 28 | December 8, 1931 |
| $10,956.01 | Martin Wunderlich v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 52 | December 8, 1931 |
| $8,933.01 | George C. Peterson Co. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 673 | June 14, 1939 |
| $8,357.71 | Town of Sterling v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 244 | November 13, 1934 |
| $7,909.28 | Joseph Kesl & Sons v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 48 | December 8, 1931 |
| $7,789.33 | Kaiser v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 99 | November 25, 1932 |
| $6,877.76 | Union Central Life Insurance Company v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 169 | September 13, 1933 |
| $6,611.13 | County of St. Clair v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 520 | June 11, 1937 |
| $6,500 | Willadsen et al. v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 604 | May 31, 1935 |
| $6,500 | Kramer et al. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 556 | May 10, 1938 |
| $6,348.20 | Arcole Construction Co. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 26 | December 8, 1931 |
| $6,278.22 | Western Electric Co., Inc., et al. v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 414 | May 9, 1930 |
| $6,068.25 | Schierer et al. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 414 | November 16, 1938 |
| $5,790.89 | Moore Bros. Construction Company v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 625 | May 26, 1939 |
| $5,500 | Russell v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 489 | March 13, 1935 |
| $5,500 | Wilbur et al. v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 348 | December 9, 1936 |
| $5,500 | Ryan v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 27 | September 15, 1937 |
| $5,500 | Lawrence F. Rau v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 603 | May 22, 1939 |
| $5,500 | Mary McGuire v. State of Illinois 11 Ill. Ct. Cl. 21 | August 18, 1939 |
| $5,185.05 | Geo. B. Smith Chemical Works v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 498 | March 11, 1931 |
| $5,120.50 | Hesler et al. v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 594 | May 31, 1935 |
| $5,000 | Case v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 445 | March 13, 1935 |
| $5,000 | Bubatz et al. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 189 | December 15, 1937 |
| $5,000 | Hertel v. State of Illinois 11 Ill. Ct. Cl. 86 | September 14, 1939 |
| $4,940.30 | Pronger Construction Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 40 | December 8, 1931 |
| $4,821.42 | Herdman v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 257 | June 1, 1933 |
| $4,800 | Tyrrell et al. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 368 | October 11, 1938 |
| $4,799.97 | Peter J. Crowley Company v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 708 | June 15, 1939 |
| $4,777.60 | Williams v. Williams 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 292 | May 6, 1930 |
| $4,534.32 | Sutton et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 249 | June 1, 1933 |
| $4,512.66 | Ferguson et al. v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 550 | April 30, 1935 |
| $4,500 | Julia Gynes v. Nois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 185 | March 11, 1936 |
| $4,500 | Anderson et al. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 642 | June 13, 1939 |
| $4,458 | Swafford v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 237 | April 30, 1936 |
| $4,450 | Meyer et al. v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 301 | September 10, 1936 |
| $4,450 | Nolan et al. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 84 | October 13, 1937 |
| $4,450 | Pauline Emmer v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 129 | November 9, 1937 |
| $4,311.31 | Groja v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 287 | December 11, 1934 |
| $4,289.81 | Church et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 256 | June 1, 1933 |
| $4,280.06 | Elliott v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 289 | December 11, 1934 |
| $4,275.94 | Hartley et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 238 | June 1, 1933 |
| $4,093.56 | Freely Graeff v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 664 | June 1, 1935 |
| $4,021.16 | Little v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 266 | July 8, 1936 |
| $4,020.20 | Morrow et al. v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 135 | June 21, 1934 |
| $4,000 | Wetherby v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 290 | May 6, 1930 |
| $4,000 | Mayer et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 131 | January 11, 1933 |
| $4,000 | Jamison et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 190 | May 15, 1933 |
| $4,000 | Casey v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 754 | June 11, 1935 |
| $4,000 | McCabe et al. v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 122 | December 11, 1935 |
| $4,000 | Green v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 278 | September 10, 1936 |
| $4,000 | Mack Thomas v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 387 | February 10, 1937 |
| $4,000 | Lillie E. Caldwell v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 1 | May 11, 1937 |
| $4,000 | Murray et al. v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 283 | March 25, 1938 |
| $4,000 | McIntosh v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 596 | May 22, 1939 |
| $3,990.57 | Thornton Cartage Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 245 | June 1, 1933 |
| $3,968 | Errion v. State of Illinois 10 Ill. Ct. Cl. 186 | December 15, 1937 |
| $3,966.16 | The Carson-Payson Company v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 581 | May 31, 1935 |
| $3,936.47 | Lillian Schroeder Sheehan v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 331 | December 11, 1934 |
| $3,855.74 | Dora v. Jahnke 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 552 | April 10, 1935 |
| $3,835.60 | Laura Redmond v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 486 | March 13, 1935 |
| $3,818.97 | Pennington v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 253 | June 1, 1933 |
| $3,816 | Perry v. State of Illinois 9 Ill. Ct. Cl. 125 | December 11, 1935 |
| $3,805.76 | Finch v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 647 | June 1, 1935 |
| $3,800 | Leach v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 81 | September 15, 1932 |
| $3,768.81 | Deckert and McDowell v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 27 | December 8, 1931 |
| $3,750 | Kell v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 391 | March 12, 1930 |
| $3,750 | McDonald v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 553 | May 14, 1931 |
| $3,750 | Asp v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 555 | May 15, 1931 |
| $3,750 | Schwartz v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 557 | May 14, 1931 |
| $3,750 | Cochran v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 568 | May 14, 1931 |
| $3,750 | Elsie Milligan v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 66 | March 9, 1932 |
| $3,750 | Davis et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 176 | May 2, 1933 |
| $3,750 | Epple et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 206 | May 23, 1933 |
| $3,750 | Bridges v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 230 | June 1, 1933 |
| $3,722.33 | Brown v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 442 | March 13, 1935 |
| $3,578.51 | Crawford v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 639 | June 1, 1933 |
| $3,556.13 | McMahan Construction Company v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 41 | December 8, 1931 |
| $3,550 | Sinn et al. v. State of Illinois 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 186 | May 15, 1933 |
| $3,532.48 | Alvina Barth v. State of Illinois 8 Ill. Ct. Cl. 509 | April 9, 1935 |
| $3,500 | Turner v. State of Illinois 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 389 | March 12, 1930 |