SPENGLER v. SPENGLER

No. 76-31.

368 N.E.2d 1040 (1977)

53 Ill. App.3d 620

11 Ill.Dec. 432

Priscilla P. SPENGLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. George P. SPENGLER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

October 12, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor & LaFayette, Rockford, for defendant-appellant.

Wellman & Engelsvold, Orva M. Engelsvold, Rockford, for plaintiff-appellee.


GUILD, Justice:

This is a divorce case which illustrates the pitfalls that occur when an attorney, indirectly, seeks to represent both parties in a divorce proceeding. In this appeal defendant's counsel has zealously asserted that the attorney "considered himself to be a scrivener for the parties and that he did not represent either party in this matter," as will be explained below.

The two issues presented are, first, whether the court had jurisdiction to...

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