TOPPS v. PRATT & CALLIS, P.C.

No. 4-90-0286.

564 N.E.2d 196 (1990)

206 Ill. App.3d 298

151 Ill.Dec. 219

Benny E. TOPPS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRATT & CALLIS, P.C., a professional corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 9, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth E. Baughman, Monticello, for plaintiff-appellant.

William J. Harte, Ltd., Chicago (William J. Harte, David J. Walker, Joan M. Mannix, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.


Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Benny E. Topps filed a complaint against defendant Pratt & Callis, P.C., seeking a declaratory judgment regarding the validity of defendant's action of withholding from a workers' compensation settlement monies loaned plaintiff for living expenses. The trial court granted defendant's motion to dismiss, finding plaintiff's complaint insufficient in law to state a cause of action. Plaintiff appeals...

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