Legal Opinion
Powers v. Rockford Stop-N-Go, Inc.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 28, 2001No. 2-00-1127PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE HUTCHINSON
delivered the opinion of the court:
Following a bench trial, the trial court entered judgment for $875 in favor of plaintiff-lessor, Roger Powers, and against defendant-lessee, Rockford Stop-N-Go, Inc. The trial court also held that the lease agreement between the parties allowed for an award of attorney fees and awarded plaintiff $37,918 for attorney fees. Defendant timely appeals, contending (1) that the trial court erred, as a matter of law, when it construed the lease to allow an award of attorney fees and (2) the trial court abused its discretion because it…
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