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BARTH v. REAGAN

No. 69552.

139 Ill.2d 399 (1990)

564 N.E.2d 1196

BARBARA G. BARTH, Appellant, v. JAMES J. REAGAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed November 30, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Early, Collison, Tousey, Regan & Farrell, of Elgin (John F. Early and Rita A. Farrell, of counsel), for appellant.

Snyder, Clarke, Dalziel & Johnson, of Waukegan (Julian Johnson, of counsel), for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE STAMOS delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal raises an issue of first impression in this court: When must a plaintiff in a legal malpractice action present expert testimony to establish the cause of action?

Plaintiff, Barbara G. Barth, brought this legal malpractice action against defendant, James J. Reagan, in the circuit court of Lake County. Plaintiff sought damages for the loss of equity in certain parcels of...

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