General Court of Claims 30 awarded 1970s Dorothy Pitchford v. Illinois Department of Public Health 30 Ill. Ct. Cl. 251 1975-01-14 (No. 74-CC-29-Pitchford awarded $11,185.00, Cooper awarded $7,829.50, Keen awarded $11,185.00, and Johnson awarded $11,185.00.) /opinions/v30-p0280-2/ DOROTHY PITCHFORD, BESSIE GILBERT COOPER, MAYME KEEN, and CECIL JOHNSON, on behalf of and as the Widower and Sole Heir of DOROTHY JOHNSON, deceased, Claimants, v. STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Respondent.
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Claimants sought payment for services or obligations from a lapsed appropriation. The court awarded amounts due because the appropriation had lapsed.
Claim type: Lapsed Appropriation
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- CONTRACTS-lapsed appropriation. When the appropriation from which a claim should have been paid has lapsed, the Court will enter an award for the amount due claimant.
KLEIMAN, CORNFIELD & FELDMAN, Attorney for Claimants.
WILLIAM J. SCOTT, Attorney General; SAUL R. WEXLER, Assistant Attorney General, for Respondent.
PER CURIAM.
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