People ex rel. Jackson v. Degroot Motor Services, Inc.

Defendant, DeGroot Motor Services, Inc. (DeGroot), appeals from the circuit court’s entry of summary judgment against it in a collection action brought by plaintiff, the People of the State of Illinois for the use of the Director of the Department of Employment Security (Director), pursuant to the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 48, par. 300 et seq.). We are asked to decide whether the circuit court erred in determining that the collection action was not time-barred by statute; the doctrine of laches should be applied under the circumstances of this case;…