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MYERS v. COUNTY OF COOK

No. 39435M.

34 Ill.2d 541 (1966)

216 N.E.2d 803

LOWELL J. MYERS, Appellant, v. THE COUNTY OF COOK, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed May 23, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LOWELL J. MYERS, pro se.

DANIEL P. WARD, State's Attorney of Chicago, (EDWARD J. HLADIS, JOSEPH V. RODDY, and RONALD BUTLER, Assistant State's Attorneys, of counsel,) for appellee.

No. 39435M. Reversed and remanded.

Mr. JUSTICE SCHAEFER delivered the opinion of the court:

A statute enacted in 1963 provides that in any legal proceeding in which a deaf-mute is a party or a witness, the court shall upon request appoint a qualified interpreter of the deaf-mute sign language, and shall determine a reasonable fee for the services of the interpreter which shall be paid by the county. The plaintiff, Lowell J. Myers, was appointed an interpreter...

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