Justice McCULLOUGH delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal by defendant David Jones from the judgment of the circuit court of Coles County awarding plaintiff S. John Muller a judgment in the amount of $2,500, plus $72.20 court costs. Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a small claims complaint seeking attorney fees. Plaintiff's theory of recovery was either the enforcement of an attorney lien or to recover on the basis of quantum meruit.
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