Supreme Court of Illinois

In a collection suit against a physician who received scholarship money to go to medical school in exchange for agreeing to practice in an area of the state designated as having a doctor shortage, but who did not go into practice as agreed, treble damages are upheld where: 1) no "compromise" of the total claim amount had occurred; 2) defendant's default was not de minimis; and 3) there was no disputed material fact as to her default.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/20/2006
• Published 01/20/2006

Judges

Court

• Supreme Court of Illinois

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard J. Prendergast, Chicago (Michael T. Layden, of counsel), for appellant., Lisa Madigan, Attorney General, Springfield (Gary Feinerman, Solicitor General, and Nadine J. Wichern, Assistant Attorney General, Chicago, of counsel), for the People.