{
  "id": 6057506,
  "name": "Capital City Paper Co., Claimant, v. The State of Illinois, Respondent",
  "name_abbreviation": "Capital City Paper Co. v. State",
  "decision_date": "1983-02-04",
  "docket_number": "Nos. 83-CC-0749, 83-CC-0750, 83-CC-0751",
  "first_page": "891",
  "last_page": "893",
  "citations": [
    {
      "type": "official",
      "cite": "35 Ill. Ct. Cl. 891"
    }
  ],
  "court": {
    "name_abbreviation": "Ill. Ct. Cl.",
    "id": 8793,
    "name": "Illinois Court of Claims"
  },
  "jurisdiction": {
    "id": 29,
    "name_long": "Illinois",
    "name": "Ill."
  },
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    "date_added": "2019-08-29",
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  "casebody": {
    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "Capital City Paper Co., Claimant, v. The State of Illinois, Respondent."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Roe, C. J.\nThese three claims were made against the Illinois House of Representatives for materials allegedly furnished to Representative Ray Ewell, Representative Glenn Snyder, and Representative Wyvetter H. Younge in the amounts of $226.06, $20.38, and $68.78 respectively. In each case the Claimant filed the standard lapsed appropriation complaint form alleging that it had made demand for payment but its demand was refused on grounds that the appropriation out of which this claim could have been paid had lapsed.\nThe Respondent moved for dismissal based on information contained in the departmental reports. The departmental reports were issued by the Illinois House of Representatives. pursuant to Rule 14 of the Rules of the Court of Claims of the State of Illinois which established that this information is prima facie evidence of the facts set forth therein. The departmental reports establish that there were insufficient funds lapsing to pay these claims and the 2% transfer statute, section 13.2 of \u201cAn Act relating to internal auditing in State government\u201d (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 127, par. 149.2), is unavailable. The 1970 Constitution of the State of Illinois, article VIII, section 2, and section 30 of \u201cAn Act relating to internal auditing in State government\u201d (Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 127, par. 166), prohibit expenditures exceeding an appropriation. These claims exceed the appropriation. In pertinent part the departmental reports point out that:\n\u201cThe Representatives receive $17,000.00 each year to operate their district offices. They know if they exceed their allotment they must pay the additional costs.\u201d\nFor this Court to pay an award under such circumstances would be tantamount to our making a new appropriation, a privilege expressly reserved by the constitutional provision cited above to the General Assembly or, if the quoted conclusion from the departmental is correct (conclusions are not accorded prima facie evidence status under Rule 14), it would be use of State funds for personal obligations. We are therefore constrained by operation of law to deny these claims.\nHowever, we do note that with respect to Representative Ewell\u2019s account there was 16 cents remaining and with respect to Representative Younge\u2019s account there was 30 cents remaining unexpended.\nTherefore, it is hereby ordered that Claimant be, and hereby is, awarded the total sum of $0.46 (forty-six cents).",
        "type": "majority",
        "author": "Roe, C. J."
      }
    ],
    "attorneys": [
      "Sorling, Northrop, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, for Claimant.",
      "Neil F. Hartigan, Attorney General (Sue Mueller, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for Respondent."
    ],
    "corrections": "",
    "head_matter": "(Nos. 83-CC-0749, 83-CC-0750, 83-CC-0751\nCapital City Paper Co., Claimant, v. The State of Illinois, Respondent.\nOrder filed February 4, 1983.\nSorling, Northrop, Hanna, Cullen & Cochran, for Claimant.\nNeil F. Hartigan, Attorney General (Sue Mueller, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel), for Respondent."
  },
  "file_name": "0891-02",
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  "last_page_order": 1051
}
