Swanson v. Cater

Attorney Robert Steven Wilson, who represented the plaintiff, Lonnie Swanson, in the latter’s suit for negligence, appeals a trial court order imposing sanctions on him and his client pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 137 (134 Ill. 2d R. 137). The sanctions were based on the court’s finding that plaintiffs claim against Jeffrey Lizer for negligent entrustment was frivolous. Defendants Jeffrey and Diane Lizer purport to cross-appeal from the part of the trial court’s order that denied sanctions based on the negligence claim that plaintiff pursued against Diane Lizer. We hold that the cross-appeal…