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Title: Lustfield v. Chi. Transit Authority
Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
Release Date : January 18, 1951
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 67 KB

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The Department of Public Welfare of the State of Illinois for the use of the People of the State of Illinois, plaintiff, brought an action in the county court of Cook County against the defendant, Edward C. Haas, to enforce payment of maintenance charges for defendants son, Richard, an inmate of the Lincoln State School. The action was brought under the pertinent provisions of the Mental Health Code. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1953, chap. 91 1/2, pars. 9- 19, 9-20, 9-21, 9-23.) After filing an appearance and demand for a jury trial, defendant answered, denying liability for payment of the charges and asserting that the act violated certain provisions of the State and Federal constitutions. After the plaintiff had answered written interrogatories propounded by defendant, it filed a motion for summary judgment supported by affidavit. Defendants motion to strike was overruled and counteraffidavits were filed. The court allowed the motion for summary judgment and entered judgment against defendant in the sum of $2,040 and costs. Defendant appealed directly to this court asserting jurisdiction on the ground that the State Page 207 is interested as a party (Illinois Public Aid Com. v. Massie, 13 Ill.2d 498) and that the construction of certain provisions of the State and Federal constitutions is involved. (Karas v. Snell, 11 Ill.2d 233.) The jurisdiction of this court is properly invoked.