George Alarm Co. v. State

OPINION

Montana, C.J.

Both of the claims at bar raise the issue of when the limitations period contained in section 22(a) of the Court of Claims Act (705 ILCS 505/1, et seq.) begins to run when the sole cause of the breach of the contract is the nonpayment due to lapsing of the funds appropriated for payment on the contract.

Claimant George Alarm Company, Inc. filed its claim on the standard lapsed appropriation form complaint on October 5, 1988, seeking $216 in payment for services rendered July 1, 1983. Claimant Tiny Scott filed his claim on the standard lapsed appropriation form complaint on…