VERBAERE v. LIFE INVESTORS INS. CO. OF AM.

No. 1-91-0428.

589 N.E.2d 753 (1992)

226 Ill. App.3d 289

168 Ill.Dec. 353

Angela VERBAERE and Peter Verbaere, Plaintiffs/Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. LIFE INVESTORS INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant/Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

February 27, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Lee Law Offices, Chicago (David Lee, Frederic F. Brace, Jr., of counsel), for plaintiffs/appellants/cross-appellees.

Peterson & Ross, Chicago (J. Robert Geiman, David J. Novotny, Douglas J. Varga, of counsel), for defendant/appellee/cross-appellant.


Justice LINN delivered the opinion of the court.

Pursuant to section 155 of the Illinois Insurance Code (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 73, par. 767), the trial court assessed a penalty and attorney fees against defendant, Life Investors Insurance Company of America. Plaintiffs, Peter and Angela Verbaere, appeal from the amount of the award, claiming that the trial court erred in awarding their attorney, a law professor working...

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