Goodwill Industries v. State

This is an action for breach of contract. Jurisdiction is found under section 8(b) of the Court of Claims Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 37, par. 439.8(b)). Claimant alleged that it provided services to Respondent for which Respondent refused to pay and seeks damages in the amount of $10,100.50 plus costs of this suit.

Respondent moved to dismiss this claim on the grounds that the applicable statute of limitations had expired. It was Respondent’s position that the reason for the nonpayment was that Claimant had not billed the State prior to the lapsing of the appropriation and thus the State…