Legal Opinion
Leonard C. Arnold, Ltd. v. Northern Trust Co.
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 20, 1987No. 62924PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Simon
Two questions are presented: Is a contingent-fee contract for legal representation entered into on behalf of a minor by his next friend per se unenforceable? Is Rule 9.20(e) of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit (now Rule 14.21(e)), which places restrictions on the enforcement of some such agreements, a valid exercise of the circuit court’s rule-making power?
On November 9, 1981, Glenda Sue Goodman, as mother and next friend of Jason Goodman, and her husband, James M. Goodman, hired attorneys Leonard C. Arnold and James H. Canel to represent them and their son in the prosecution of claims for…
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