MAKELA v. ROACH

No. 84-1065.

142 Ill. App.3d 827 (1986)

492 N.E.2d 191

MABEL MAKELA et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MICHAEL L. ROACH, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Second District.

Rehearing denied May 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Douglas Grimes, of Waukegan, for appellants.

George W. Spellmire, Gary A. Grasso, and Joshua G. Vincent, all of Hinshaw, Culbertson, Moelmann, Hoban & Fuller, of Chicago, for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE SCHNAKE delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs, Mabel Makela (wife), Emil Makela (husband), and Courtney Makela (son) initiated this action for legal malpractice and wilful and wanton conduct in the circuit court of Lake County against the defendant, attorney Michael L. Roach. On October 10, 1984, the trial court dismissed plaintiffs' amended complaint with prejudice and plaintiffs brought this appeal.

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