Legal Opinion
XL Disposal Corp. v. John Sexton Contractors Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1995No. 78505PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
As part consideration for assets of a business, the buyer, Sexton Contractors Company, agreed to pay an attorney who had done legal work for the seller, XL Disposal Corporation. Sexton later challenged the legality of the payments. We hold Sexton cannot challenge the payments for the reasons it asserted.
BACKGROUND
Robert Blair, an attorney, secured for XL Disposal Corporation (XL Disposal) land upon which it operated two waste transfer facilities. In August 1984, XL Disposal agreed to compensate Blair for his past services. A typewritten letter from Blair, signed by XL Disposal, confirmed the…
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