Liberty v. Greek Welfare Foundation

Burton Sapoznick, an attorney-at-law, appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County requiring him to turn over to the court an amount of money which he received as attorney for plaintiff, and an order finding him in contempt of court for failure to comply with such turn-over order.

The issues raised by Sapoznick’s appeal are: (1) the propriety of the trial court’s order directing Sapoznick to pay to the clerk of the court the attorney’s fee received for work performed for plaintiff; and (2) did the court properly find Sapoznick in contempt of court for failure to comply with its order.

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