Bailey v. Bailey

This is a consolidated appeal contesting the propriety of the trial court’s order apportioning attorney fees and expenses pursuant to section 17 — 125 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 110, par. 17 — 125) in two separate partition actions. Initially, the individual plaintiffs and defendants were brothers, sisters, and the representative of a deceased brother’s estate. During the course of the litigation, several parties died and their representatives were substituted and continued the actions. Defendants argue that the trial court erred in awarding attorney fees…