Legal Opinion
Gray v. Hallett
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 16, 1988No. 5-86-0793PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Earns
Plaintiff Jacky Wayne Gray brought this action against Hillary Hallett in the circuit court of Madison County. The complaint charged Hallett with legal malpractice in the prosecution of his claim against Westlake Quarry Company. Specifically, the complaint alleged that Hallett was negligent in failing to obtain service of process over West-lake before the statute of limitations ran. After a trial by jury, a verdict was rendered in favor of Gray in the amount of $450,000 and the trial court entered judgment thereon.
On January 27, 1973, Jacky Wayne Gray was injured while working for Westlake…
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- House v. MaddoxAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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