Summary
In Gorton v. Norris, 319 Ill. App. 525, a woman eighty years old, who had been severely injured, entered into contracts with three attorneys to prosecute her case and agreed to pay each of them one-third of any amount recovered by suit and one-fourth of any amount recovered without suit.
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Gen. No. 42,579. (Abstract of Decision.)
Opinion filed June 21, 1943
APPEAL AND ERROR, § 1845 — affirmance of judgment where no good reason for reversal disclosed. Judgment for attorney's lien would be affirmed, where trial court in making award attained substantial justice, and where claimant on appeal disclosed no good reason for reversing judgment of lower court and awarding of judgment by such court for larger amount (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1941, ch. 13, par. 14; Jones Ill. Stats. Ann. 9.13).
See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.
Appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. JAMES F. FARDY, Judge, presiding.
Howard D. Moses, for appellant;
Arthur A. Wolfinsohn and Jerome M. Brooks, for appellee;
Arthur A. Wolfinsohn, of counsel.
"Not to be published in full." Opinion filed June 21, 1943.