Beno v. McNew

Defendant, Raymond L. McNew, appeals from an order of the circuit court of Kane County granting him attorney fees and costs pursuant to section 2—611 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 110, par. 2—611 (preempted by Supreme Court Rule 137 (134 Ill. 2d R. 137, eff. Aug. 1, 1989))). Defendant contends that the amount awarded is insufficient as it does not accurately reflect the attorney fees incurred in defending the suit, nor does it compensate defendant for the time he personally spent defending the suit. Plaintiff, David W. Beno, filed a cross-appeal, contending…