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IN RE ESTATE OF COOPER

No. 65414.

125 Ill.2d 363 (1988)

532 N.E.2d 236

In re ESTATE OF LARRY COOPER, a Minor (Sisters of St. Mary, Appellant).

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Harris, of Greensfelder, Hemker, Wiese, Gale & Chappelow, P.C., of St. Louis, Missouri, for appellant.

Mitchell L. Hoffman, of Albert Brooks Friedman, Ltd., of Chicago, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court reversed, cause remanded.

JUSTICE RYAN delivered the opinion of the court:

In August 1984, Larry Cooper, a minor, sustained injuries in a traffic accident. Larry Cooper's guardian, Mattie Cunningham, settled Cooper's personal injury claim arising out of the accident. The settlement agreement entered into with Allstate Insurance Company paid a lump sum to cover Cooper's attorney fees, and created a fund to provide for...

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