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Central Building Materials Co. v. State of Illinois

6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 425 Illinois Court of Claims Filed 1930-09-10 No. 1557
Disposition: (No. 1557-Claimant awarded $46.20.) Award: $46.20 Agency: Division of Highways
Cite as: Central Building Materials Co. v. State of Illinois, 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 425 (1930)

CENTRAL BUILDING MATERIALS CO., Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claimant sought payment for 55 tons of sand sold to and used by the Division of Highways. The court awarded $46.20 because the State conceded it never paid for the materials.

Claim type: Contract

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  1. MATERIALS-when award will be made for materials furnished the State.

MATERIALS-when award will be made for materials furnished the State. Where it is conceded that the State never paid for materials furnished to, received and used by the Division of Highways, an award will be made. L. J. STRENGER, Secy., for claimant. OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; ROY D. JOHNSON, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE THOMAS delivered the opinion of the court:

This claim is for 55 tons of Mississippi River sand sold to the Division of Highways at 84 cents per ton and shipped May 29, 1929. The sand was received and used by the State.

It is conceded the State has never paid for it, and claimant is awarded the sum of Forty-six Dollars and Twenty Cents.

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