Legal Opinion
Witt v. Jones & Jones Law Offices, P.C.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 3, 1995No. 4-94-0156PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE KNECHT
delivered the opinion of the court:
On September 20, 1993, plaintiffs, Phillip and Linda Witt, filed a legal malpractice action in the circuit court of Edgar County seeking to recover damages against defendants, Wayne S. Jones and Larry B. Jones and Jones & Jones Law Offices, P.C., as drafters of a will which did not leave as much to plaintiffs as they contend was the decedent’s express intent. Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint and it was dismissed by the trial court on January 14, 1994, after a finding plaintiffs knew of their potential cause of action during…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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