Legal Opinion
Board of Education of Aptakisic-Tripp School District No. 102 v. County of Lake
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 17, 1987No. 2-86-0514PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Unverzagt
The appeal stems from an award of attorney’s fees. The award has been appealed by 51 of Lake County’s taxing districts, who were represented by the petitioning firm in the underlying class action suit.
The law firm of Moss & Bloomberg, Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as M & B), represented the board of education of the Aptakisic-Tripp School District No. 102, a Lake County taxing district, in a suit against Lake County. At the time, the county, like every county in the State, collected taxes for its taxing districts and deposited the funds in interest-bearing accounts. When it paid the taxes…
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