Legal Opinion
Hamer v. Kirk
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided October 1, 1976No. 48277PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Crebs
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Lake County awarding the petitioner, Paul E. Hamer, attorney’s fees and expenses in the amount of $28,308.02.
The petitioner, representing a class of taxpayers, brought a class action suit against the Director of the Department of Revenue of the State of Illinois, the Director of the Department of Local Government Affairs of the State of Illinois and the Lake County Board of Review. The background of this protracted litigation, which has resulted in several prior appeals to this court, is summarized in Hamer v. Lehnhausen, 60 Ill. 2d…
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