Thomas v. Sklodowski

SECOND DIVISION

MARCH 23, 1999

1-98-1763

ALFRED THOMAS, ) Appeal from the) Circuit Court

Plaintiff-Appellant, ) of Cook County)

v. )) No. 94 L 1134

ROBERT SKLODOWSKI; SKLODOWSKI AND )

FRANKLIN; and SKLODOWSKI, FRANKLIN, )

PUCHALSKI AND REIMER, ) The Honorable) Sophia Hall,

Defendants-Appellees. ) Judge Presiding.

The plaintiff, Alfred Thomas, brought a legal malpractice suit alleging that the negligence of his attorney in not giving him notice of withdrawal led to a default judgment against him in a federal case. The defendants argued that they had exercised reasonable efforts in trying to reach the…