Case Name: Carl Littlejohn vs. State of Illinois
Court: Illinois Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1931-05-14
Citations: 7 Ill. Ct. Cl. 156a
Docket Number: No. 1758
Parties: Carl Littlejohn vs. State of Illinois.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 7
Pages: 156a–156a

Head Matter:
(No. 1758.)
Filed May 14, 1931.
Carl Littlejohn vs. State of Illinois.
Claimant, pro se.
Oscar E. Carlstrom, Attorney General and Carl Dietz, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Thomas
delivered the opinion of the court:
This claim is for $333.32 balance of salary claimant alleges is due him for teaching at the Northern Illinois State Teachers College at the DeKalb for the years 1923, 1924, 1925, and 1926. The declaration was filed April 22,1931. The Attorney General has plead the statute of limitations as to the amounts claimed for all the years except 1926. The statute provides that every claim against the State shall be forever barred if it is not filed within five years after it first accrues. This provision of the law prohibits the allowance of the balance of salary claimed for the years 1923, 1924 and 1925.
There is no evidence in the record to warrant the allowance of the balance of salary claimed for the year 1926. Claimant bases his right to recover on the allegation that it has been the custom to pay teachers for each session of the summer school one-sixth of their salary for the regular school year. In support of this he filed with the declaration a statement of his salary for the years 1923 and 1926 and of the amounts paid him each year for teaching at the sessions of the summer school. This statement shows he was paid $400.00 for each session of the summer school during each of these years or $800.00 per year in addition to his regular salary. The statement further shows that for the year 1926 the payment of $400.00 for each summer session was by special agreement.
It follows he is not entitled to an award, and the claim is denied and the case dismissed.