Potter v. State

James R. Potter and Thomas F. Londrigan bring this claim for attorney fees alleged to be due Claimants for services rendered to the State of Illinois Department of General Services (hereinafter called DCS).

In September of 1973, DCS was preparing to challenge Illinois Bell Telephone’s request for a rate increase in proceedings before the Illinois Commerce Commission. DCS had been granted leave to intervene in the proceedings because the State of Illinois is a consumer of telephone services and the increase, if granted, would have increased State expenditures for telephone service by $3…