BARNARD AND MILLER v. STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Case summary

Claimants, a printing business, sought payment for printing briefs for the State in a U.S. Supreme Court case. The court found the services were performed under express authority of law and awarded the balance of $256.92.

Claim type: Contract

Cases cited: Fergus v. Russell, 270 Ill. 304

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SERVICES-when payment will be made for. Services rendered under

SERVICES-when payment will be made for. Services rendered under express authority of law, will be paid by the State. Miller, Starr, Brown, Packard & Peckham, for Claimants.

BARNARD AND MILLER

v.

STATE OF ILLINOIS.

Opinion filed May 7, 1917.

SERVICES-when payment will be made for. Services rendered under express authority of law, will be paid by the State.

Miller, Starr, Brown, Packard & Peckham, for Claimants.

Edward J. Brundage, Attorney General, for State.

Claimants are engaged in the business of printing in Chicago, and printed certain briefs for the State in the case of People of the State of Illinois, ex rel Charles S. Deneen, Governor, and William H. Stead, Attorney General, plaintiff in error, v. Economy Light & Power Company, defendant in error, in the Supreme Court of the United States.

The statement of accounts for this work was $1,157.20 and claimant received thereon $900.37, leaving due to them a balance of $256.92.

The 49th General Assembly appropriated money to the Governor sufficient to pay this bill, and it was audited by the Department and Institution Auditor and found correct, but the particular item of appropriation was held invalid in the suit of Fergus v. Russell, 270 Ill. 304.

There is no question but that the bill is correct and the services were performed under express authority of law, and it is the opinion of this Court that an award should be made.