Legal Opinion
Ochoa v. Maloney
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided March 2, 1979No. 78-1052PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
In this appeal, the issues presented by plaintiffs are whether the trial court acted improperly in dismissing their complaint and denying them leave to amend, and whether they should be granted leave to file an amended complaint in this court.
The record discloses that Raul Gonzales was convicted of murder and sentenced to a term of 25-50 years following which his mother, Mary Ochoa, retained the legal services of defendants and paid them *3,500 to appeal her son’s conviction. A notice of appeal was filed and subsequently this…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Metropolitan Sanitary District v. Anthony Pontarelli & Sons, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
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