Case Name: Tony Blasi, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent
Court: Illinois Court of Claims
Jurisdiction: Illinois
Decision Date: 1927-03-10
Citations: 5 Ill. Ct. Cl. 301
Docket Number: No. 1117
Parties: Tony Blasi, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Illinois Court of Claims Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 301–302

Head Matter:
(No. 1117
Tony Blasi, Claimant, vs. State of Illinois, Respondent.
Opinion filed March 10, 1927.
Harry Smitz, for claimant.
Oscar E. Carlstrom, Attorney General ; Merrill F. Wehmhoff, Assistant Attorney General, for respondent.

Opinion:
Mr. Justice Leech
delivered the opinion of the court:
Tony Blasi presents a claim against the State on account of a deficiency in salary allotted to the chief inspector in the Division of Private Employment Agencies, in the Department of Labor, for deputy hire, said claimant being a deputy in said service. It appears that the General Assembly in making the appropriation for the salaries in question did not take into consideration that the law enacted contains a provision as follows': "If the deputy inspector has served or hereafter serves more than one year, $100 shall be added to his salary for each year of service' until a maximum salary of $3,000 is reached," and that no allowance for such increase in salary is made in the law.
The Attorney"1 General of the State of Illinois has filed a demurrer, which is sustained, as a matter of law.
George B. Arnold, director of labor of the State of Illinois, has recommended that- this deficiency be awarded to the employee.
We accordingly award to the claimant the sum of $1,500.00.