Brown v. Hill

The appellee, Hazel P. Hill, as executrix of the last will and testament of Herbert M. Hill, deceased, filed a claim in the probate court of Kane county. Her petition is for adjudication of attorneys’ lien claimed by the appellants, Sheldon, Brown and Ruttenberg and Ruttenberg, upon the proceeds of litigation pending in the city court of Elgin for the wrongful death of Herbert M. Hill. An order was entered in said probate court denying the claimed lien and the appellants appealed therefrom to the circuit court of Kane county. In the circuit court the appellee appeared specially and moved to…