Madison v. Reuben

The State Department of Public Aid appeals from an order of the circuit court of Cook County which reduced its lien.

Plaintiff, Sectoria Madison, a minor, filed suit by her mother and recovered a judgment for personal injuries in the amount of $15,000. That judgment was affirmed by this court in Madison v. Reuben, 128 Ill.App. 2d 11, 262 N.E.2d 794. The validity of that judgment is not questioned in in the present appeal.

Prior to the entry of judgment, the Department filed a lien, pursuant to Ill. Rev. Stat. 1969, ch. 23, par. 11 — 22, claiming an interest in plaintiffs cause of action. The…