Legal Opinion
Mt. Vernon Memorial Estates, Inc. v. Wood
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 12, 1980No. 80-591PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE SULLIVAN
delivered the opinion of the court:
Plaintiff instituted proceedings to confirm its judgment by confession, and defendants counterclaimed. After a hearing, the trial court entered an order which (1) vacated the confession judgment; (2) entered judgments for each defendant on their counterclaim; and (3) awarded attorney’s fees to each defendant. On appeal, plaintiff does not contest the judgment vacatur but asserts only that the court erred in failing to dismiss the counterclaim. Defendants, in their cross-appeal, contend that the award of attorney’s fees to them…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Richard L. Smith and Deborah L. Smith v. No. 2 Galesburg Crown Finance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Fannie Thomas, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Myers-Dickson Furniture Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Neill Hannon v. Security National BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- Wood Acceptance Co. v. KingAppellate Court of Illinois · 1974
- Merchandise Nat'l Bk. of Chicago v. ScanlonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
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3Cited by9 opinions
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