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S.J. GROVES & SONS CO. v. STATE

No. 56169.

93 Ill.2d 397 (1982)

444 N.E.2d 131

S.J. GROVES & SONS COMPANY, Appellee, v. THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied January 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyrone C. Fahner, Attorney General, of Springfield (Patricia Rosen, Assistant Attorney General, of Chicago, of counsel), for the People.

Thomas C. Clark and Theodore T. Davis, Corporate Counsel, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellee.

Mark H. Kruger, of Clayton, Missouri, for amicus curiae Pensoneau Excavating Co., Inc.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

JUSTICE CLARK delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought by S.J. Groves & Sons Company against the State of Illinois in the circuit court of Peoria County on February 23, 1981, for an alleged breach of contract. The trial court granted a motion to dismiss filed by the State, finding that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to entertain this action. An appeal was filed with the appellate...

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