SJ Groves & Sons Co. v. State

This action was brought by S. J. Groves & Sons Company against the State of Illinois in the circuit court of Peoria County on February 23, 1981, for an alleged breach of contract. The trial court granted a motion to dismiss filed by the State, finding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to entertain this action. An appeal was filed with the appellate court, where the decision of the circuit court was reversed (103 Ill. App. 3d 538). The appellate court held that the State, in entering into a contract for highway construction, consented to be sued on that contract. We granted the…