Seifert v. Standard Paving Co.
64 Ill. 2d 109 · Illinois Supreme Court · 1976
Holding
The Court of Claims Act does not violate the separation-of-powers provision of the Illinois Constitution.
Context
Early constitutional challenge to the Court of Claims Act rejected; confirms the Act's validity under the 1970 Constitution's framework (sovereign immunity abolished except as the General Assembly provides, Ill. Const. art. XIII, sec. 4).
constitutionalityseparation of powers
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