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Midwest Construction Co. v. State of Illinois

45 Ill. Ct. Cl. 354 Illinois Court of Claims Filed 1992-12-14 No. 91-CC-3926
Disposition: (No. 91-CC-3926Claimant awarded $6,002,615.13.) Award: $6,002,615.13
Cite as: Midwest Construction Co. v. State of Illinois, 45 Ill. Ct. Cl. 354 (1992)
General Court of Claims 45 awarded 1990s Midwest Construction Co. v. State of Illinois 45 Ill. Ct. Cl. 354 1992-12-14 (No. 91-CC-3926Claimant awarded $6,002,615.13.) /opinions/v45-p0458-1/

MIDWEST CONSTRUCTION Co., Claimant, v. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Respondent.

Case summary

The parties filed an agreed motion for entry of a consent judgment, with a liquidating agreement dated September 25, 1992. The court found the agreement appropriate and based on representations of fairness, and entered judgment for the claimant in the amount of $6,002,615.13, subject to the terms of the liquidating agreement.

Claim type: Contract

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Headnotes

  1. ROLANDW. BURRIS,Attorney General (P AUL G. ARVITES, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for Respondent.
  2. STIPULATIONS-agreed order for entry ofjudgrnentxlaimant awarded $6,002,615.13 subject to terms of liquidating agreement. Pursuant to a liquidating agreement and agreed motion for the entry of judgment entered into by the parties which provided for the entry of a consent judgment in favor of the Claimant construction company and against the Respondent Capital Development Board in the amount of $6,002,615.1.3, the Court of Claims entered the judgment as requested, subject to the terms and conditions of the liquidating agreement.
  3. AGREED ORDER

This cause coming on to be heard pursuant to the agreed motion for the entry of judgment of the parties for the entry of a consent judgment and the Court having been apprised of the parties’ liquidating agreement dated September 25, 1992, filed herein with the agreed motion, the Court being otherwise fully advised in the premises, and the Court not being obligated to recognize the agree[*355]ment of the parties but finding their agreement to be appropriate and based upon Respondent’s representation that such agreement is fair and reasonable and is in the best interest of the State of Illinois and based upon Claimant’s representation that it understands it is the intention of the parties to the agreement that in the event of the dismissal of the N E action, as defined in the agreement, based upon a determination and adjudication on the merits of the State’s and Epstein Civil Engineering, Inc.’s, respective rights and obligations under the N E agreement, as defined in the agreement, then Claimant may not reinstate the A/E action against the State; Now therefore, it is hereby ordered that judgment is entered against the Respondent and in favor of the Claimant in the amount of $6,002,615.13,subject to the terms and conditions of the liquidating agreement.

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