Lutkauskas v. Ricker

This case presents question as to whether trial court properly dismissed plaintiffs’ action under section 20-5 of School Code, alleging that defendants-school district employees and school board members engaged in improper pattern of spending from school district’s working cash fund, where said spending occurred without school board resolution approving said transfers of funds from working cash fund. Appellate Court, in affirming dismissal, found that plaintiffs could not obtain any monetary recovery in absence of allegation that money transferred from working cash fund was spent on something other than legitimate school expenses. Appellate Court further found that prior, unappealed dismissal in favor of defendant-school board accountant in malpractice action precluded plaintiffs from proceeding on similar claim against said defendant based on doctrine of res judicata.