Legal Opinion
Szymakowski v. Szymakowski
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided June 22, 1989No. 1-88-1496, 1-88-1659, 1-88-1660 consPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI
delivered the opinion of the court:
This appeal arises out of the settlement of a wrongful death and survival actions. Intervening plaintiffs appeal the portion of the distribution order awarding fees to the attorneys for the administrator. No objection is raised regarding the amount of the settlement.
Steven Szymakowski died on December 25, 1986, as a result of injuries he sustained during a fire and explosion of a fuel storage tank. Steven was survived by his father Frank Szymakowski, his mother Verbena Szymakowski, and two minor children Steven John and Francis…
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