D.S.A. Finance Corp. v. County of Cook

PRESIDING JUSTICE WOLFSON

delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves a fictional invoice and the Provident Hospital chief financial officer who told plaintiff D.S.A. Finance Corporation (DSA) it was real. The question is whether defendant Cook County should be required to pay the invoice. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Cook County. We affirm the trial court.

FACTS

DSA purchases accounts receivable from other companies at a discount, also known as factoring. In November 2000, Shirley De-Sadier approached DSA about possibly selling to DSA an account receivable…