WITT v. JONES & JONES LAW OFFICES, P.C.

No. 4-94-0156.

646 N.E.2d 23 (1995)

269 Ill.App.3d 540

206 Ill.Dec. 891

Phillip WITT and Linda Witt, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JONES & JONES LAW OFFICES, P.C., an Illinois professional corporation, Wayne S. Jones and Larry B. Jones, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fourth District.

Decided February 3, 1995.

Rehearing Denied March 3, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane D. Young, Steven C. Ward (argued), Heckenkamp, Simhuaser & LaBarre, P.C., Springfield, for appellants.

Karen L. Kendall (argued), Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Peoria, James C. Kearns, Bruce A. Radke, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, Urbana, for appellees.


Presiding Justice KNECHT delivered the opinion of the court:

On September 20, 1993, plaintiffs, Phillip and Linda Witt, filed a legal malpractice action in the circuit court of Edgar County seeking to recover damages against defendants, Wayne S. Jones and Larry B. Jones and Jones & Jones Law Offices, P.C., as drafters of a will which did not leave as much to plaintiffs as they contend was the decedent's express intent. Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint...

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