Snyder v. Lowrey

Defendant John J. Lowrey, an attorney, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Will County holding him in contempt of court for refusing to comply with a discovery order which required him to produce the names of lawyers who have referred cases to him during the last 10 years, the names of clients so referred, and other details of referral cases.

Plaintiffs, Robert A. Snyder, Edward R. Jaquays, William C. Washburn, Jr., and Lyman C. Tieman, are attorneys who practice law in Joliet and who brought suit to recover attorney fees allegedly due them from defendant Lowrey under a referral…