J. J. Altman & Co. v. State

OPINION

Frederick, J.

This Claimant, J. J. Altman & Company, a corporation, filed its complaint with the Court of Claims on November 4, 1982, seeking $22,448.10 in damages from the State of Illinois for litigation costs it incurred as a result of a lawsuit for fees which the Capital Development Board (hereinafter referred to as C.D.B.), did not pay a subcontractor, American Drilling Company, for work it authorized American Drilling Company to perform.

A trial was held before the Commissioner assigned to the case.

In 1973, the Claimant entered into a contract with the State of Illinois through the…