Legal Opinion
In RE ESTATE OF HARNETIAUX v. Hartzell
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided January 19, 1968No. Gen. 67-6PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAlloy, P. J.
Robert L. Harnetiaux, administrator of the Estate of Betty L. Harnetiaux, deceased, has appealed to this court seeking reversal of an order of the Circuit Court of Hancock County allowing attorney’s fees to Franklin M. Hartzell, an attorney, in the sum of $15,000. Franklin M. Hartzell, the attorney, cross-appeals for payment of the full amount of a contingent fee based on a contingent fee agreement in the total sum of $18,750.
Betty L. Harnetiaux died on December 19, 1965, as a result of injuries sustained in a gas explosion in Keokuk, Iowa, on November 24, 1965. Her husband, the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pocius v. HalvorsenIllinois Supreme Court · 1963
- Globe Accident Insurance v. GerischIllinois Supreme Court · 1896
- Bennett v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois RailroadAppellate Court of Illinois · 1945
- Phelps v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1962
- Orme v. Northern Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1961
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