Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Roadway Express
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 19, 1999No. 4-98-0928PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cook
In August 1997, Aaron Henderson settled a personal injury lawsuit against Roadway Express. Pursuant to the settlement agreement, Henderson agreed to accept a lump-sum payment of $137,500, 14 future annual periodic payments of $2,500 each, and a $25,000 payment due in 2012. Paragraph 3 of the settlement agreement contained an antiassignment provision that provided:
“3.0 Plaintiffs Rights to Payments
Plaintiff [Henderson] acknowledges that the Periodic Payments cannot be accelerated, deferred, increased or decreased by the Plaintiff; nor shall the Plaintiff have the power to sell, mortgage,…
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