Anderson v. State

This case comes before us on respondent’s motion to dismiss the complaint on the jurisdictional ground that the claim has been barred by the lapse of time required for filing claims in this Court, as set forth in Sec. 22 of the Court of Claims Law, Sec. 439.22, Chap. 37, Ill. Rev. Stats. (1953 State Bar Association Edition), which reads as follows:

“Every claim cognizable by the Court and not otherwise sooner barred by law shall be forever barred from prosecution therein unless it is filed with the Clerk of the Court within two years after it first accrues, saving to infants, idiots, lunatics,…