Case Name: Southern Surety Company v. State of Illinois
Court: Illinois Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1920-09-20
Citations: 4 Ill. Ct. Cl. 116
Docket Number: 
Parties: Southern Surety Company v. State of Illinois.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 4
Pages: 116–116

Head Matter:
Southern Surety Company v. State of Illinois.
Opinion filed September 20, 1920.
Insurance Tax — claimant entitled to recover when erroneously paid. There being no dispute as to the facts and law governing this case the Court enters an award in favor of claimant for the amount of the tax erroneously paid.
Edward J. Brundage, Attorney General, for State.

Opinion:
This is a claim brought by the Southern Suruety Company, an Iowa Corporation for overpayment of insurance tax.
The only pleadings on file are the claimants declaration and State's consent to the allowance of the same.
The declaration alleges, amongst other things, that prior to January 30th, 1919, the claimant erroneously paid to the State of Illinois in taxes $6,751.12, and that said sum was $1,240:54 in excess of the amount actually due.
. The facts set out in the declaration are few and brief, and clearly show that in keeping the accounts as indicated an error might easily be made, and such was the case.
The Attorney General admits the justice of the contention and consents that they made an order allowing the same.
The claim is sworn to and no objections to its allowance being made it is the order of the Court that complainant to have and recover the sum of twelve hundred and forty and 54/100 dollars ($1,240.54) against the State of Illinois, and an appropriation for same is recommended.