Tegeler v. Mendelsohn

Petitioners, Margie Lee Tegeler and her mother, June Helen Smith, co-plenary guardians of the person and estate of Florence Donnelly, filed an interim report and a petition seeking, inter alia, compensation for providing Mrs. Donnelly “with human contact and companionship.” The circuit court of Madison County held that these services were not compensable. The appellate court reversed (111 Ill. App. 3d 1035), and we allowed the guardian ad litem’s petition for leave to appeal (87 Ill. 2d R. 315).

Petitioner Tegeler came into contact with Mrs. Donnelly while volunteering for “Meals On Wheels,” a…