County of Lee v. State

Court of Claims of Illinois

County of Lee v. State

6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 520, 1931 Ill. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 91

Court of Claims of Illinois·Decided May 14, 1931·No. No. 1490·Published

Opinion

Mr. Justice Thomas

delivered the opinion of the court:

The claimant files its claim for $1,100.00 for coroner’s and juror’s fees for inquests upon bodies of patients and inmates of the Dixon State Hospital at Dixon, Illinois, from May 28,1924 to March 16,1929. There is no statutory provision which obligates the State to reimburse counties where charitable institutions are located for such fees.

Without a statutory provision this court has no power to allow a claim of this kind. The claim is denied and the case dismissed.

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Mr. Justice Thomas

delivered the opinion of the court:

The claimant files its claim for $1,100.00 for coroner’s and juror’s fees for inquests upon bodies of patients and inmates of the Dixon State Hospital at Dixon, Illinois, from May 28,1924 to March 16,1929. There is no statutory provision which obligates the State to reimburse counties where charitable institutions are located for such fees.

Without a statutory provision this court has no power to allow a claim of this kind. The claim is denied and the case dismissed.

County of Lee v. State, 6 Ill. Ct. Cl. 520, 1931 Ill. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 91 (Ill. Super. Ct. 1931).

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