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COOK v. GOULD

No. 82-16.

109 Ill. App.3d 311 (1982)

440 N.E.2d 448

CALVIN COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BURTON D. GOULD, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Third District.

Opinion filed September 23, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. Schwartzman, of Rosenfeld, Rotenberg, Schwartzman, Hafron & Shapiro, of Chicago, and Thomas R. Wilson, of Herschbach, Tracy, Johnson, Bertani & Wilson, of Joliet, for appellant.

James E. Garrison, of Garrison, Fabrizio and Hanson, Ltd., of Joliet, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE HEIPLE delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal involves attorney malpractice. The plaintiff, Calvin Cook, seeks damages occasioned by the negligence of Burton Gould, his former attorney, in failing to file Cook's personal injury claim against the city of Joliet within the statutory period of limitations.

Cook's claim against the city of Joliet stems from injuries he received as a result of a motorcycle accident. Late...

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