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IN RE ESTATE OF CALLAHAN

No. 69367.

578 N.E.2d 985 (1991)

144 Ill.2d 32

161 Ill.Dec. 339

In re ESTATE of Phillip Edward CALLAHAN, a Disabled Person (Deborah Oughton, Guardian, Appellant, v. John C. Parkhurst, Appellee).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing Denied September 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip H. Corboy, Corboy & Demetrio, Chicago, for Phillip Edward Callahan.

John C. Parkhurst, Bartley, Parkhurst, Hession & Schroeder, Peoria, for John C. Parkhurst.

Justice THOMAS J. MORAN delivered the opinion of the court:

The law firm of Bartley, Parkhurst, Hession and Schroeder (the Parkhurst firm) was employed on a contingent-fee basis by Deborah Oughton (wife and guardian of Phillip Edward Callahan) to represent her in all matters arising from her husband's automobile accident. She later discharged the firm, which then filed a claim for attorney fees in the circuit court of Peoria County. The law firm's claim was later...

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