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Watkins v. GMAC Financial Services

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided January 15, 2003No. 1-01-4422PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson

Plaintiff Evelyn Watkins bought a car financed by GMAC Financial Services (GMAC) and an insurance policy from National Heritage Insurance Company (National) for the car. The car was stolen and damaged.

When National did not offer to pay for the loss, Watkins retained an attorney, Jared B. Staver, under a contingency fee agreement. Staver secured a lien on any proceeds from National under the Attorneys Lien Act (Act) (770 ILCS 5/1 (West 2000)). Staver then reached a settlement in which National agreed to pay for the loss of the car in return for the title. When Staver contacted GMAC about its…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Outboard Marine Corp. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd. v. KitzmanIllinois Supreme Court · 2000
  3. Scholtens v. SchneiderIllinois Supreme Court · 1996
  4. Bishop v. BurgardIllinois Supreme Court · 2002
  5. Maynard v. ParkerIllinois Supreme Court · 1979

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Wendling v. Southern Illinois Hospital ServicesIllinois Supreme Court · 2011
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  3. All American Roofing, Inc. v. Zurich American InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2010
  4. Hendricks-Pearce v. State, Department of CorrectionsAlaska Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Country Mutual Insurance v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 2003

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