Legal Opinion

Berger v. Matthews

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided August 1, 1991No. 2-90-0995PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dunn

Plaintiff, Alan Berger, brought suit against defendants, Lyle Matthews et al., for false arrest and imprisonment. After a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment in defendants’ favor. Plaintiff appeals. For the following reasons, we dismiss the appeal.

On November 22, 1989, the court entered an order denying the plaintiff relief on his false imprisonment claim. Plaintiff filed his first notice of appeal on November 27, 1989. This court dismissed the appeal because of pending motions in the circuit court for attorney fees. (Berger v. Matthews (2d Dist. 1990), No. 2 — 89—1238 (unpublished…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Towns v. Yellow Cab Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Marsh v. Evangelical Covenant ChurchIllinois Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Servio v. Paul Roberts Auto Sales, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1991

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