WILLIAM W. WHEELOCK AND WILLIAM G. BIERD, Receivers, CHICAGO & ALTON RAILROAD COMPANY, Claimant, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

Claim for recovery of undercharge on shipment of a steam shovel and sand. The Attorney General did not dispute the claim and recommended the award, so the court allowed the full amount claimed.

Claim type: Other

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Headnotes

FREIGHT CHARGES-when award will be made. Where there is no dispute relative to the merits of the claim, an award will be recommended to cover payment of freight charges upon material shipped to the Division of Highways.

FREIGHT CHARGES-when award will be made. Where there is no dispute relative to the merits of the claim, an award will be recommended to cover payment of freight charges upon material shipped to the Division of Highways. WILLIAM L. PATTON, for claimant. OSCAR E. CARLSTROM, Attorney General; CARL I. DIETZ, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

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

This is a claim filed to recover for payment of undercharge upon a shipment of one steam shovel and one carload of sand amounting to One Hundred Forty-nine 64/100 ($149.64) Dollars.

The Attorney General comes and offers no dispute relative to the claim here presented and recommends that the award be allowed and therefore this court recommends that the claimant be allowed the amount claimed the sum of One Hundred Forty-nine 64/100 ($149.64) Dollars.