Byron Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. Long

This is an appeal from the order of the circuit court of Winnebago County dismissing with prejudice count I of the plaintiffs’ complaint against the defendant law firm.

Count I is in the nature of a class action suit and arises out of the following circumstances. In June 1977, Byron Chamber of Commerce, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, employed the defendant law firm of Barrick, Jackson, Switzer, Long and Balsley to perform the necessary legal work in creating the Byron Park District, with specific instructions to the defendant Long that the park district was to include and encompass the…