Illinois Bell Telephone Co. v. State

This case comes before the Court on a motion to dismiss filed by the Attorney General, for failure of the Claimant to file suit within the statute of limitations as provided in section 22(g) of the Court of Claims Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 37, par. 439.22(g).

The Claimant, Illinois Bell Telephone Company, filed on November 21, 1980, a two-count complaint, in tort, under section 8(d) of the Court of Claims Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 37, par. 439.8(d)), seeking an award of $16,207.1

In Count I Claimant sought recovery for damage allegedly done to an underground duct and telephone cable…