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Standard Oil Company v. State of Illinois

6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 472 Illinois Court of Claims Filed 1930-12-16 No. 1359
Disposition: (No. 1359-Claim denied.)
Cite as: Standard Oil Company v. State of Illinois, 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 472 (1930)

STANDARD OIL COMPANY, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

The claimant failed to show cause why the case should not be dismissed for want of prosecution, so the court dismissed the claim without an award.

Claim type: Other

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Headnotes

  1. DISMISSAL-when case will be dismissed. Where it appears that cause

DISMISSAL-when case will be dismissed. Where it appears that cause has not been shown why the case should not be dismissed for want of prosecution the claim will be denied without an award and the case stricken from the docket upon motion of the Attorney General. BARR & BARR, for claimant. OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; DAVID J. KADYK, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE CLARDY delivered the opinion of the court:

Now comes Oscar E. Carlstrom, Attorney General, and makes his motion for dismissal, pursuant to an order to show cause entered by this court on the 13th day of November, A. D. 1930, wherein the claimant was ordered to show cause on or before December 3rd, 1930, why this case should not be dismissed for want of prosecution.

And it appearing to the court that cause has not been shown by claimant in accordance with said order, it is hereby ordered that the claim be dismissed without an award and the case stricken from the docket.

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