# Hicks v. Northeastern Illinois University

> Court of Claims of Illinois · February 6, 1990 · 42 Ill. Ct. Cl. 287

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/8620037

## Case

- **Full name:** William Hicks v. Northeastern Illinois University, Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, Northeastern Illinois University Print
- **Court:** Court of Claims of Illinois
- **Decided:** February 6, 1990
- **Citations:** 42 Ill. Ct. Cl. 287; 1990 Ill. Ct. Cl. LEXIS 20
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court by Dillard
- **Judges:** Dillard
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

Dillard, J. This cause coming on to be heard on the Respondent’s motion to dismiss and following oral argument, due notice having been given and the Court being fully advised in the premises;
The Court finds that pursuant to section 8(d) of the Court of Claims Act, this Court has exclusive jurisdiction over tort claims only against the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities. (111. Rev. Stat., ch. 37, par. 439.8(d).) The student newspaper, the Northeastern University Print, a/k/a the Uni Print is not an agent of the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities or Northeastern Illinois University. Furthermore, the newspaper receives no direct State general revenue funds. Therefore, this Court has no jurisdiction over the university or Uni Print and the Board of Governors is an improper party to this suit since no agency relationship exists.
Thus it is hereby ordered that the claim herein is dismissed with prejudice.

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