Legal Opinion
S.C. Vaughan Oil Co. v. Caldwell, Troutt & Alexander
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 23, 1998No. 5-95-0336PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Maag
The plaintiffs, S.C. Vaughan Oil Company and Charles A. Vaughan, filed a complaint against the defendants, Paul Caldwell and the law firm of Caldwell, Troutt, and Alexander, on August 4, 1986, alleging legal malpractice and conflict of interest. On August 6, 1990, proof that Paul Caldwell had filed a petition for relief under chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (11 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. (1994)) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida was filed with the circuit court of Marion County. A review of the docket sheet maintained by the clerk of the circuit…
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- Ostendorf v. International Harvester Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1982
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