Legal Opinion
In Re Eatherton
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided November 9, 1983No. 82-733PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Earns
The State of Illinois appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of Effingham County assessing $1,100 in attorney fees against the Department of Children and Family Services in favor of the father of a child made a ward of the State. The fees were awarded under the provisions of section 41 of the Civil Practice Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 41), now section 2 — 611 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 2 — 611).
The Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) sought to remove a 15-year-old girl from her father’s home. She had chosen to live…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Johnson v. La Grange State BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- Grover v. Commonwealth Plaza Condominium Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 1979
- Ready v. ReadyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1961
- Williams v. City of ChicagoAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Murczek v. Powers Label Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1975
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mancuso v. BeachAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- Ignarski v. HeubleinAppellate Court of Illinois · 1988
- Webbe v. First National Bank & Trust Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. v. Black Steer Provision Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Fellows v. MilerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1986
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