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REPORTS OF Cases Argued and Determined IN THE COURT of CLAIMS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS VOLUME 41 Containing cases in which opinions were filed and orders of dismissal entered, without opinion for: Fiscal Year 1989 - July 1, 1988-June 30, 1989 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 1990 (Printed by authority of the State of Illinois) (XOO3898-300-7/90) 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. 1987, 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 Workers’ Compensation Act or the Workers’ 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) certain representation and indemnification cases, (i) all claims pursuant to the Law Enforcement Officers, Civil Defense Workers, Civil Air Patrol Members, Paramedics and Firemen Compensation Act, (j) all claims pursuant to the Illinois National Guardsman’s Compensation Act, and (k) 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 in which orders of awards or orders of dismissal were entered without opinions, claims based on lapsed appropriations, certain State employees’ back salary claims, prisoners and inmates-missing property claims, claims in which orders and opinions of denial were entered without opinions, refund cases, medical vendor claims, Law Enforcement Officers, Civil Defense Workers, Civil Air Patrol Members, Paramedics and Firemen Compensation Act 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 JAMES S. MONTANA, JR. Chicago, Illinois Chief Justice - March 5, 1985- Judge - November 1, 1983-March 5,1985 LEO F. POCH, Judge Chicago, Illinois June 22,1977- ANDREW M. RAUCCI, Judge Chicago, Illinois February 28,1984- RANDY PATCHETT, Judge Marion, Illinois March 26,1985- KIRK W. DILLARD,Judge Chicago, Illinois February 23,1987- ROGER A. SOMMER, Judge Morton, Illinois February 26, 1987- ANNE M. BURKE, Judge Chicago, Illinois March 6,1987- JIM EDGAR Secretary of State and Ex Officio Clerk of the Court January 5,1981- CHLOANNEGREATHOUSE Deputy Clerk and Director Springfield, Illinois January 1,1984- iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Fiscal Year 1989 Preface ......................................... ii Officers of the Court ............................. iii Table of Cases .................................. vii Opinions Published in Full-General ............... 1 Law Enforcement Officers. Civil Defense Workers. Civil Air Patrol Members. Paramedics and Firemen Compensation Act Cases: Opinions Not Published in Full ................ 211 Cases in Which Orders of Awards Were Entered Without Opinions ...................... 213 Cases in Which Orders of Dismissal Were Entered Without Opinions ...................... 215 Cases in Which Orders and Opinions of Denial Were Entered Without Opinions .......... 233 Contracts-Lapsed Appropriations ................ 234 State Comptroller Act-Replacement Warrants ..... 288 Prisoners and Inmates-Missing Property Claims .... 289 State Employees’ Back Salary Cases ............... 290 Refund Cases ................................... 291 Medical Vendor Claims .......................... 311 Crime Victims Compensation Act Cases: Opinions Published in Full ...................... 320 Opinions Not Published in Full .................. 343 Index .......................................... 361 V .I TABLE OF CASES ' Fiscal Year 1989 (July 1, 1988 to June 30. 1989) NOTE: Cues preceded by e are published in full ... I' A A-1 Lock, Inc ............................... 224 Abajian. Armin ................................ 277 Abbot Laboratories ......................... '230 Abbott. Lois A ................................295 ABC Day Care ..............................255 Abernathy. Pamela Y ........................ 5.'357 Able. Mildred ................................ 241 ABM. Inc ................................... 223 Abrohams. Janice E ......................... 290 . Ace Coffee Bar ......................... 249,.257 .Ace Hardware .............................. 258 Acetylene Gas Co....................... :... 285 . Acevedo. Dagoberto ......................... 349 Acme Propane ............................. 217 Acosta, Martin ............................... 352 . AC&S. Inc .................................. 213 Action Office Supply ........... 224.226, .253, 258 Acun.a, Angelica ............................ 353 Adams County Mental Health Center ......... 281 Adams County Sheriff ................... ... 225 Adams Door Co............................. 217 Adams, Lee ......................................291 Adams, Mattie 0............................. .224 Adams. Michael ................................... 227 Adams, Verril J ................................. 218 Adult, Child & Family Counselors ..... .......... 243 Afro-American Press ............................. 252 Aguilar. Mitchell ........................... ! . 348 Ahmad. Sarah A ............................... 280 vii ... Vlll A.I.C.P.A. ................................. 240 Air Aurora, Inc............................. 240 Aircall Communications ..................... 242 Airwork Corp.............................. 269 Ajster, John ................................. 299 Al-Alamin, Mustafa ......................... 226 Alabama Neurological Clinic ................ 245 Albert. John M., Sr .......................... 300 Alcatel Information Systems ................. 256 Alcatel Servcom ............................ 252 Aldridge. William .......................... 289 Alexander Manufacturing Co................. 225 Alexander. William .......................... 304 Alfaro. Ronald .............................. 345 Ali. Sartaj ................................... 347 Alkco Manufacturing Co...................... 269 .Allen. Clara ................................. 255 Allen. Fred J., Jr ............................. 223 Allen. J&W. Construction Co................. 133 Allen. Margaret ............................. 272 Allen. Olga J ............................... 352 Allen. Sally A ............................... 211 Allied Paper. Inc ............................. 286 Allstate Insurance ........................... 218 Altine. Cheryl K .............................349 Alvord’s Office Supply Co ................... 237 Ambassador Office Equipment .............. 276 Ambrosine. Esther .......................... 293 Ambulance Service Corp .............. I . 260. 283 . American College Testing Program ........... 259 American Conservatory of Music ..........i ... ‘276 .American Fiber-Velope Manufacturing Co: . i 273 American Indian Center of St . Louis .......... 224 American Institutional Textile Co............. 272 American Management Systems. Inc .......... 252 American Medical Association ................ 263 American Overhead Door Co ................ 219 American Psychiatric Association . .’ ............ 261 American Society for Training & Development 283 American Southern Insurance Co............... 229 American White Goods Co ................... 244 ix AMMCO Tools. Inc ........................... 240 . Ammons. Jerry ............................. 354 Amoco Oil Co......... 260.261.264.282.283, 285 Amsco Mechanical. Inc ..................... : 280 Anaszewicz. Michael ............: ........... 218 Andersen. Karen ........................... 357 Andersen. Niels ............................ 291 Anderson. Clarence .......................... 215 Anderson. Debra ........................... 222 Anderson. Gertrude ......: ................... 302 . Anderson. Heather ......................... 222 Anderson. John C ....: ....................... 296 Anderson. Kenneth ........................ i .. 222 Anderson. Maggie .......................... 346 Anderson. Martha E ..... :..................... 309 Anderson. Ruth P . (Adkins) .................... 262 Anderson. Steven P .......................... 345 Anderson. Terry D ..; .......................... 349 ANR Freight System ........................ 257 . .Anthony. Clarence ........................... 218 Antonson. Kenneth ................. 1 ....... 269 Apple Board.Up. Inc ........................ E50 .. Apple Computer. Inc ..................... 252. 270 .Arahi. Jackson A ............................. 352 Arango. Haydee ...........................