McCARTHY v. PEDERSEN & HOUPT

No. 1-92-3250.

621 N.E.2d 97 (1993)

250 Ill. App.3d 166

190 Ill.Dec. 228

Daniel F. McCARTHY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PEDERSEN & HOUPT, a Professional Corporation, Arthur M. Holtzman and Donald J. Moran, Defendants-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

July 23, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross & Hardies, Chicago (Gary L. Starkman and Steven B. Rissman, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

David K. Anderson, Skokie, and Phil Horn, for plaintiff-appellee.


Justice McNULTY delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendants Pedersen & Houpt, Arthur M. Holtzman and Donald J. Moran appeal from the denial of their summary judgment motion in this legal malpractice suit filed against them by plaintiff Daniel F. McCarthy. The circuit court certified for appeal the issue of "whether the settlement of a lawsuit by a plaintiff, in the undisputed facts and circumstances of this case, precludes a subsequent complaint against his...

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