LURIE v. CANADIAN JAVELIN LIMITED

No. 54641.

93 Ill.2d 231 (1982)

443 N.E.2d 592

FAYE LURIE et al., Appellees and Cross-Appellants, v. CANADIAN JAVELIN LIMITED et al., Appellants and Cross-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 17, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger J. McFadden and Margaret Maxwell (Hubachek & Kelly, Ltd., of Chicago, of counsel), for appellants and cross-appellees.

William J. Harte, of Chicago, for appellees and cross-appellants.


Judgment vacated; cause remanded.

JUSTICE WARD delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves the propriety of an award of $100,000 in attorney fees in a class action suit in the circuit court of Cook County. There was a stipulated settlement, under which the class of 12 members recovered approximately $3,000. Under the stipulation the defendants agreed to pay reasonable attorney fees in addition to the...

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