Brown v. Southern Illinois University

OPINION

Sommer, C.J.

This cause coming to be heard on the motion of the Respondent to dismiss, due notice having been given, and this Court being fully advised in the premises, finds that this claim arose from an automobile accident on January 25, 1989. On July 14, 1989, the Respondent filed suit for damages in the small claims court in Madison County. The Claimant filed a counter-claim, and on February 9, 1990, the judge in Madison County ruled that the counterclaim must be filed as a claim in the Court of Claims, as the circuit court had no jurisdiction to hear a claim against the State. A…