RENO v. MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.

No. 37228.

27 Ill.2d 245 (1962)

188 N.E.2d 657

GUY B. RENO et al., Appellees, v. MARYLAND CASUALTY COMPANY et al., Appellants.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Rehearing denied March 27, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

KLOHR, MERRICK, BRAUN & LYNCH, of Chicago, (MARK A. BRAUN, of counsel,) for appellants Simon J. Carlson & Son, Inc., and New Amsterdam Casualty Company.

LARGE, RENO, ZAHM & FOLGATE, of Rockford, (RALPH S. ZAHM, and WESLEY E. LINBERG, of counsel,) for appellees.

GEORGE W. ANGERSTEIN and SIDNEY Z. KARASIK, of Chicago, amici curiae.


Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE HOUSE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs instituted this action to recover an attorney's fee from their client's employer under section 5(b) of the Workmen's Compensation Act. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1959, chap. 48, par. 138.5(b).) They represented Frank Eklund, an employee of defendant Simon J. Carlson & Son, Inc., in his claim for damages against a negligent third party. A settlement was negotiated with the third party...

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