Introducing ATLASLearn more
Legal Opinion

Warren v. Williams

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided May 16, 2000No. 1—99—3258, 1—99—3411 consPublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE COUSINS

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Robert Warren, brought this suit in contract and in tort for legal malpractice. According to Warren, the defendant attorney, Philip B. Williams, filed an appearance for him in a federal civil rights action without telling him that he had undertaken to represent him. Warren lost by default, as he discovered when his salary began to be garnished. Warren filed this action alleging malpractice on the part of the Williams. Williams filed a cross-complaint for indemnity against the municipality that was his employer. The…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Glanzer v. . ShepardNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
  2. Pelham v. GriesheimerIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  3. Collins v. ReynardIllinois Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Adams v. Sussman & Hertzberg, Ltd.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1997
  5. Zych v. JonesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980

7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Thede v. KapsasAppellate Court of Illinois · 2008
  2. Cedeno v. GumbinerAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
  3. In re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 2008
  4. Raymond Professional Group, Inc. v. William A. Pope Co. (In Re Raymond Professional Group, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009
  5. Universal Manufacturing Co. v. Gardner, Carton & DouglasDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2002

13 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

View API DocsGet API Key

Powered by the Exa API