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REPORTS OF Cases Argued and Determined IN THE COURT of CLAIMS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS ,VOLUME 33 Containing cases in which opinions were filed and orders of dismissal entered, without opinion for Fiscal Year 1980 -July 1, 1979-June 30, 1980 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 1982 (Printed by authority of the State of Illinois) (31042 -200-10-82) a I PREFACE The opinions of the Court of Claims reported herein are published by authority of the provisions of Section 18 of the Court of Claims Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1977, Ch. 37, par. 439.1 et seq. The Court of Claims has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine the following matters: (a) all claims against the State of Illinois founded upon any law of the State, or upon any regulation thereunder by an executive or administrative officer or agency, other than claims arising under the Work- men’s Compensation Act or the Workmen’s Occupational Diseases Act, or claims for certain expenses in civil litigation, (b) all claims against the State founded upon any contract entered into with the State, (c) all claims against the State for time unjustly served in prisons of this State where the persons imprisoned shall receive a pardon from the-Governor stating that such pardon is issued on the grounds of innocence of the crime for which they were imprisoned, (d) all claims against the State in cases sounding in tort, (e) all claims for recoupment made by the State against any Claimant, (f) certain claims to compel replacement of a lost or destroyed State warrant, (g) certain claims based on torts by escaped inmates of State institutions, (h) all claims pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act, (i) all claims pursuant to the Illinois National Guardsman’s and Naval Militiaman’s Comgensation Act and (j) all claims pursuant to the Crime Victims Compensation Act. A large number of claims contained in this volume have not been reported in full due to quantity and general similarity of content. These claims have been listed according to the type of claim or disposition. The categories they fall within include: claims dismissed without opinions, claims based on lapsed appropriations, claims for replacement of lost or ex- pired warrants, State employees’ back salary claims, prisoner and inmates-missing property claims, and certain claims based on the Crime Victims Compensation Act. However, any claim which is of the nature of any of the above categories, but which also may have value as precedent, has been reported in full. ii OFFICERS OF THE COURT JOHN B. ROE, Chief Justice Rochelle, Illinois April 20, 1979- S. J. HOLDERMAN, Judge Morris, Illinois March 10, 1970- LEO F. Poch, Judge Chicago, Illinois June 22,1977- ALAN J. DIXON Secretary of State and Ex OfficioClerk of the Court January 10,1977- GERALD H. MAYBERRY Deputy Clerk and Director McLeansboro, Illinois July 1, 1977-February 29,1980 WILLIAM G. O’ROURKE Deputy Clerk and Director Springfield, Illinois March 1, 1980-Sept. 30, 1981 iii IN DEDICATION GERALD H. MAYBERRY Gerald H. Mayberry gave twenty-four years of dis- tinguished service to the State of Illinois. On July 1, 1977, Gerald H. Mayberry was appointed Deputy Clerk of the Court of Claims. As Deputy Clerk, he channeled his efforts toward the modernization of the Court of Claims by helping to procure the Court’s permanent building. He was also instrumental in the implementation of a computer docketing system. He will long be remembered by his many friends. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS .. Preface . 11 Officers of the Court . iii In Dedication . iv Table of Contents . , . v Table of Cases-Fiscal Year 1980 . vii Opinions Published in Full-General (FY 80) . 1 Law Enforcement Officers and Firemen Compensation Act Opinions Published in Full (FY 80) . 306 Cases in Which Orders of Dismissal Were Entered Without Opinions (FY 80) . 343 Dismissed Claims of Corporations Which Were Filed Pro Se (FY 80) . , . 358 Contracts-Lapsed Appropriations (FY 80) . 362 State Comptroller Act-Replacement Warrants (FY 80). 386 Prisoners and Inmates-Missing Property Claims (FY 80). 392 State Employee Back Salary Cases (FY 80) . 394 Crime Victims Compensation Act Cases (FY 80) Opinions Published in Full . 400 Opinions Not Published in Full . 463 Index . 487 V TABLE OF CASES Fiscal Year 1980 (July 1 . 1979 to June 30. 1980) NOTE: Cases preceded by 0 are published in full . A A . C . E . Fence & Supply Co.................. 374 A . H . Hummert Seed Co..................... 360 0 A & T Movers ............................... 77 A & T Movers .............................. 348 Abco Metal & Glass Co ...................... 372 Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital .......... 357 Accurate Reporting Co.................. 367, 368 Ace Hose & Rubber Co...................... 382 Ackley. Charlotte ........................... 476 Acme Visible Records .............. 353.369. 370 Action Ambulance Service ................... 354 Adamczewski. Lucille ....................... 467 Adams. Billie W ............................. 390 Adams. Frank M ............................ 390 Adams. Lydia .............................. 346 Adams. William W., M.D. .................... 392 0 Addison. Valerie ............................ 428 Addison. Valerie ............................ 477 Addison Wesley Publishing Co................ 382 Addressograph Multigraph Corp.............. 350 Adtech Power. Inc ........................... 360 Aero Ads ................................... 381 Aetna Life & Casualty Co.................... 354 Affiliated University Physicians. Inc ........... 374 Affordable Inns. Inc ......................... 376 Agbeginmi. Claudia ......................... 366 Agnew. Allie D .............................. 475 vii ... VI11 Agnew. Bobby Lee. Sr ....................... 484 Agsaoay. Robert ............................. 471 Aiken. Ann ................................. 398 Air Illinois ......... 357. 362. 363. 378. 382. 383. 390 Air Products & Chemicals. Inc................ 361 Airgood. Dianna Mae ........................ 469 Akins. Arthur ............................... 393 Aladdin Synergetics ......................... 377 Alatorre. Guadalupe ......................... 469 Alber. Jose M., M.D. ........................ 381 Albritton. Pauline ........................... 350 Alcasid. Marito A ............................ 387 Alcasid. Rose T ............................. 387 Alcina. Edward ............................. 353 Alcina. Jane ................................ 353 Aleman. Edwiges ........................... 483 Alexander. Marie ........................... 473 Alexander-Smith Academy ................... 359 Alexanders Movers. Inc ................. 355. 356 Alicea. Ramona ............................. 473 Allen. Elsie Bernice ......................... 473 Allen. Fred. Jr .............................. 370 0 Allen. Melvin C .............................. 11 Allen. Rosemary ............................ 357 Allen. Roy D ................................ 386 Allen. Thomas M ............................ 471 Allendale School for Boys .................... 386 Allen's Corner Garage & Towing Service ...... 370 Allied Medical Accounts Control. Inc .......... 355 All.Stee1. Inc ....................... 365.376. 383 Allyn & Bacon. Inc .......................... 382 Almodovar. Pedro .......................... 473 Almquist. Walter ....................... 364. 395 Alton Community High SchoolDist . No . 11 ........................ 363 Aluzas. Irma ................................ 350 Alvarez. Felipe ............................. 464 Amber Ridge School ........................ 363 Ambrose. Daniel H ........................... 481 American Airlines. Inc .............. 351.356. 365 American District Telegraph ................. 348 American Franklin Co ....................... 381 American Hollow Metal and Hardware. Inc .... 353 ix American Hospital Supply ................... 363 0 American Management & Maintenance Corp .... 49 American Nat’l Bk . & T . Co .................. 349 Amezcua, Miguel ........................... 465 Amoco Oil Co ......................... 376. 389 Amos. Carol ................................ 475 Anacomp.Inc ............................... 377 Anchor Office Supply Co....... 349. 351,366, 386 Anderson. Alan W., M.D. .................... 352 Anderson, Bennett .......................... 348 Anderson, Craig. M.D. ................. 385. 386 Anderson, Virgo Alfred ...................... 472 Andracki, Edmund G., M.D. ................. 374 0 Andrysiak, David Michael ................... 229 Angelica Uniform Group .................... 365 0 Antrim, Orville A ............................ 126 Apeco Corp ................................ 371 Apostolidis, Christopher S .................... 469 Ard, Yvette ................................. 345 Area Wide Court Reporting .................. 375 Arevalo, Soledad ............................ 484 Arff, Raymond G., Jr ........................ 478 Armstron Chemical Co ....................... 389 Arnie Yusim Chevrolet, Inc .......... 369,381, 383 Arnold, Nancy E ............................ 354 Arntzen. Karl C ............................. 482 Arora, Vipal K., M.D. ....................... 391 Arrington, Lloyd ............................. 479 Arroyo, Jose, Sr ............................. 483 Arscott. Kenneth ............................ 349 0 Arth, Sheila L ............................... 261 Arthur Morgan Co ........................... 345 Arvada Vision Clinic ........................ 350 Ascot House ................................ 364 Aseco Corp ................................. 388 Ashley, Zikkie