Legal Opinion
Qazi v. Ismail
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 9, 1977No. 76-1341PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Linn
The plaintiff, M. A. Qazi, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendant, Rafiq Ismail, to recover the balance due on a contract for the sale of a retail business. The issue for review is whether a provision of a contract requiring that the party violating the agreement be liable for “all costs and consequences,” includes attorney’s fees. The trial court held that it did not. We affirm.
No brief has been filed by the defendant-appellee. Nevertheless, this court will consider the case on the merits since the issue and the record are of such nature that it may be…
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