CLAXTON v. THACKSTON

No. 1-89-1213.

201 Ill. App.3d 232 (1990)

559 N.E.2d 82

JOHN CLAXTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICHARD D. THACKSTON, SR., d/b/a A Storage Inn, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff (Mayer Manufacturing Corporation, Third-Party Defendant-Appellant).

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (6th Division).

Opinion filed June 29, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Fitzpatrick, of Matyas & Norris, of Chicago, for appellant.

Edward L. Osowski, of Chicago (James G. Andros, of counsel), for appellee.


Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE RAKOWSKI delivered the opinion of the court:

In this appeal, we are asked to decide whether an eyewitness statement given by an employee of defendant Mayer Manufacturing Corp. (Mayer) is an attorney-client communication and, therefore, privileged from disclosure under Supreme Court Rule 201(b)(2) (107 Ill.2d R. 201(b)(2)). The circuit court ordered production; defendant refused and was held in contempt. The court then entered judgment...

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