Claxton v. Thackston

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether an eyewitness statement given by an employee of defendant Mayer Manufacturing Corp. (Mayer) is an attorney-client communication and, therefore, privileged from disclosure under Supreme Court Rule 201(b)(2) (107 Ill. 2d R. 201(b)(2)). The circuit court ordered production; defendant refused and was held in contempt. The court then entered judgment on the contempt finding in the amount of $1 against Mayer’s attorney. We therefore have jurisdiction pursuant to People ex rel. Scott v. Silverstein (1981), 87 Ill. 2d 167, 174, 429 N.E.2d 483.

The issues…