Phelps v. Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the Court
MR. PRESIDING JUSTICE BURMAN
delivered the opinion of the court.
The instant suit was an action under the Federal Employers’ Liability Act to recover damages for the death of Paul A. Phelps. A judgment was rendered against Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway for $100,000 and part of the proceeds were deposited with the clerk of the court. Plaintiff, the widow, filed a petition in these proceedings to adjudicate the attorney’s lien of respondents and after a hearing, judgment was entered against the claim of respondents for attorney’s fees and respondents bring this appeal.
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