Awards in the 1950s
Published opinions from 1950 to 1959: 434 opinions, 297 with a dollar award, $996,612 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 |
|---|---|---|
| $102,805.26 | Hyre Electric Company v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 554 | May 14, 1957 |
| $81,072.50 | John T. Nelson v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 57 | September 7, 1959 |
| $30,672.62 | Dnanebros. Electric Co. v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 546 | May 14, 1957 |
| $27,125.54 | Blauner Construction Company v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 538 | April 26, 1957 |
| $26,829 | Leon Dunham v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 28 | March 26, 1959 |
| $25,095 | Howard Unger d/b/a Kankakee Welding and Supply v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 150 | February 25, 1955 |
| $18,838.97 | The Walsh Oil Company v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 154 | February 25, 1955 |
| $17,289.05 | National Korectaire Company v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 302 | April 20, 1956 |
| $15,000 | Sharon Sue Greer and Janice Irenegreer v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 564 | May 23, 1957 |
| $14,964.98 | Of Chicago v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 682 | January 14, 1958 |
| $12,067.35 | Henry W. Larson v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 63 | March 26, 1959 |
| $10,000 | Crosby Garrett v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 343 | June 22, 1956 |
| $9,872.41 | M. J. Holleran v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 17 | November 11, 1958 |
| $9,000 | Howard v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 413 | March 31, 1953 |
| $8,672.50 | Lillian Stanley v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 438 | january 8, 1957. |
| $8,650 | Cork Company v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 299 | April 20, 1956 |
| $8,100 | Bettieb. Bovey and Robert W. Bovey v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 95 | February 25, 1955 |
| $7,586.57 | Henry I. Brown v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 45 | September 7, 1959 |
| $7,500 | Mary E. Seaton v. Ilrmois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 174 | April 18, 1950 |
| $7,500 | Bessie Marie Joplin v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 97 | September 19, 1950 |
| $7,500 | Hazel D. Switzer v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 165 | November 14, 1950 |
| $7,500 | Betty McConkey v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 323 | June 8, 1951 |
| $7,500 | Donald Lindsey v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 167 | November 10, 1959 |
| $7,375.50 | The County of Randolph v. Iuinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 136 | May 23, 1959 |
| $7,049.40 | Federal Barge Lines v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 178 | November 10, 1959 |
| $6,675 | Corinne W. Arnold v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 229 | February 9, 1951 |
| $6,675 | Flossie V. Henson, et al. v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 256 | March 9, 1951 |
| $6,675 | Elsie M. Whan v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 100 | October 5, 1959 |
| $6,675 | Grace R. Sitter v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 164 | January 8, 1959 |
| $6,500 | The County of Bond and the County of Clinton of the State of Illinois v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 429 | March 16, 1956 |
| $6,000 | Isabel v. Shepard 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 29 | July 7, 1950 |
| $6,000 | Carolyn B. Gill v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 31 | July 7, 1950 |
| $6,000 | Leah G. King v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 85 | September 19, 1950 |
| $6,000 | Grace B. Gammon v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 311 | June 8, 1951 |
| $6,000 | Agnes Relk v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 315 | June 8, 1951 |
| $6,000 | Lorraine L. Goetting v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 59 | September 7, 1959 |
| $6,000 | La Vona Alford Johnson v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 77 | October 6, 1951 |
| $5,935.66 | Lapinski v. State of Illinois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 233 | June 6, 1950 |
| $5,913.41 | Dollie Arbuckle v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 288 | March 9, 1951 |
| $5,907.38 | Rosa Lee Brush v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 71 | September 19, 1950 |
| $5,875 | Nadine Burtok v. Fillinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 327 | October 10, 1952 |
| $5,660.78 | Town of Cicero v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 55 | September 24, 1954 |
| $5,500 | Carl P. Rommel v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 220 | February 9, 1951 |
| $5,469.63 | (nos. 4776 and 4781-Consolidated-C1aimants Awarded $5 v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 4 | October 22, 1958 |
| $5,375 | The County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 205 | June 24, 1955 |
| $5,340 | George E. Wright v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 42 | September 7, 1959 |
| $5,307.40 | Ralph J. Heffernan v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 283 | April 10, 1951 |
| $5,200 | Peter N. Molsen v. Iltjnois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 118 | February 14, 1950 |
| $5,200 | Frank Peoples v. State of Illinois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 239 | June 6, 1950 |
| $5,200 | H. Wright v. Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 21 | September 7, 1959 |
| $5,175 | Steve a. Sypniewsiii v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 586 | April 3, 1954 |
| $5,136.17 | Penwell v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 286 | April 20, 1956 |
| $5,119.10 | Bosley Wrecking Company v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 126 | May 23, 1959 |
| $5,000 | Brown v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 409 | March 31, 1953 |
| $5,000 | (no v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 130 | May 23, 1959 |
| $5,000 | Paul Dillard and Berthal Dillard v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 139 | lune 15, 1959. |
| $4,963.17 | Charles Love v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 234 | March 9, 1951 |
| $4,857.62 | Ernest Asphalt Sales Company v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 206 | January 9, 1951 |
| $4,798.50 | The County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 733 | July 24, 1958 |
| $4,759.51 | George Schneider v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 453 | January 8, 1957 |
| $4,627.84 | Barney Robertson v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 251 | June 11, 1958 |
| $4,522.22 | Victoria Green v. Fillinois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 236 | J u n e 6 , 1950 |
| $4,433 | William Mathisand Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 101 | May 12, 1959 |
| $4,407 | Bertha Millie Weaver v. Fillinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 463 | September 65, 1955 |
| $4,386.45 | Valley E. Gross v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 88 | lanuary 26, 1955. |
| $4,058.50 | The County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 427 | February 6, 1953 |
| $4,027.21 | T. I. Moss v. Fillinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 328 | December 16, 1959 |
| $4,022.35 | Grace R. Sitter v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 465 | September 26, 1959 |
| $3,973.34 | Elmer a. Bell v. State of Illinois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 153 | March 7, 1950 |
| $3,876.80 | Zingo McNulty v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 325 | February 9, 1951 |
| $3,838.35 | Illinois Farm Supply Company v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 636 | October 25, 1957 |
| $3,791.62 | Richard B. Austin v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 121 | May 12, 1959 |
| $3,651.05 | Corine W. Arnold v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 382 | March 20, 1953 |
| $3,624.72 | New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 110 | May 12, 1959 |
| $3,564.59 | Etna Hedrick v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 119 | October 13, 1950 |
| $3,500 | R v. Co. 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 207 | June 24, 1955 |
| $3,500 | Walter Brewton v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 501 | March 22, 1957 |
| $3,481 | County of Randolph v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 243 | March 9, 1951 |
| $3,425.28 | Ray Franklin v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 21 | March 26, 1959 |
| $3,408.35 | Jack Stewart v. Fillinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 490 | June 26, 1953 |
| $3,304.91 | Gertrude Habel v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 101 | October 5, 1959 |
| $3,295 | Harry Wilbur Hansenand Gustave F. Adler v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 5 | July 6, 1951 |
| $3,290.63 | George Vickery v. State of Illinois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 130 | February 14, 1950 |
| $3,239.63 | Elva Jennings Penwell v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 158 | March 25, 1955 |
| $3,190.77 | Earl H. Beling v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 191 | April 21, 1955 |
| $3,143.36 | Elva Jennings Penwell v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 687 | March 7, 1958 |
| $3,034.20 | William a. Falls v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 229 | May 15, 1959 |
| $3,000 | Martha Callbeck v. Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 722 | July 24, 1958 |
| $2,963 | Glenn Larson v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 90 | February 25, 1955 |
| $2,955.29 | Alice M. Granzow v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 36 | September 19, 1950 |
| $2,919.27 | Elva Jennings Penwell v. State of Illinois 23 Ill. Ct. Cl. 124 | May 23, 1959 |
| $2,889.70 | Penwell v. State 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 226 | May 13, 1959 |
| $2,773.55 | Corinnew. Arnold v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 1 | May 11, 1954 |
| $2,668.29 | Everett K Poynter v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 393 | Narch $0, 1953 |
| $2,556.83 | John E. Barry v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 11 | July 7, 1950 |
| $2,546.50 | Paul S. Lang v. State of Illinois 22 Ill. Ct. Cl. 643 | January 14, 1958 |
| $2,502.12 | Della N. Corcoran v. State of Illinois 19 Ill. Ct. Cl. 159 | April 18, 1950 |
| $2,500 | Frank Herrin v. State of Illinois 20 Ill. Ct. Cl. 110 | October 13, 1950 |
| $2,500 | Douglas E. Dreier and Ruth Dreier v. State of Illinois 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 72 | October 6,1951 |
| $2,500 | Henry C. Moore v. State 21 Ill. Ct. Cl. 282 | Feb- |