Glenview Park District v. Redemptorist Fathers

Plaintiff, Glenview Park District (Park District), appeals from an order of the trial court awarding the law firm of Foran, Wiss & Schultz the reasonable value of attorneys’ fees and the reasonable value of expenses and costs incurred in representing defendant landowner, Redemptorist Fathers of Glenview (Redemptorist Fathers), in a condemnation action which was abandoned prior to trial. The trial court found that prior to abandonment, the reasonable value of attorneys’ fees was $47,100 and the reasonable value of expenses and costs was $15,380.56. Additionally, the court awarded the attorneys…