Kaiserman v. Kaiserman

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SIMKINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant, Louis Kaiserman, appeals from an order of the circuit court granting plaintiff’s motion for attorney fees in a real estate partition action. Two issues are raised for resolution by this court: (1) Whether plaintiff’s attorneys are entitled to any legal fee contribution from defendant, and (2) Whether the trial court abused its discretion in determining the amount of the fee awarded.. On August 17, 1972, a partition action was brought by the plaintiff, Harry A. Kaiserman, against his brother, the defendant. The real…