FITZGERALD v. LAKE SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL

No. 1-87-2198.

183 Ill. App.3d 655 (1989)

539 N.E.2d 311

FLORENCE CURTIS FITZGERALD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAKE SHORE ANIMAL HOSPITAL, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (2nd Division).

Opinion filed May 16, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Marcy Newman, of Arvey, Hodes, Costello & Burman, of Chicago (Sidney Z. Karasik and Jill Kline, of counsel), for appellant.

W.B. Martin Gross, Thomas H. Donohoe, and David L. Grobart, all of Martin, Craig, Chester & Sonnenschein, of Chicago, for appellee.


Reversed and remanded.

JUSTICE SCARIANO delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought to recover possession of commercial property leased to defendant. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of plaintiff and awarded a portion of her attorney fees incurred in enforcing the terms of the lease. Defendant appeals, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding those fees.

Defendant has been the tenant in plaintiff...

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