Legal Opinion

Dowd & Dowd v. Gleason

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided March 19, 1998No. 82347Published

1Opinion of the Court 1

Docket No. 82347–Agenda 21–September 1997.

DOWD & DOWD, LTD., Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. NANCY J. GLEASON et al. , Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

2Opinion of the Court · MillerJustice Miller

The plaintiff, Dowd & Dowd, Ltd., a law firm, brought this action against two of its former members, Nancy J. Gleason and Douglas G. Shreffler, and the law firm that they formed, Gleason, McGuire & Shreffler, following their departure from Dowd & Dowd. The plaintiff sought imposition of a constructive trust on the new firm's fee income, an accounting, and compensatory and punitive damages for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, and…

3Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Purtill v. HessIllinois Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Allied Structural Steel Co. v. SpannausSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. General Motors Corp. v. RomeinSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Crum & Forster Managers Corp. v. Resolution Trust Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Duldulao v. Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital CenterIllinois Supreme Court · 1987

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