SHORTINO v. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO.

Nos. 1-92-3104, 1-93-4337.

665 N.E.2d 414 (1996)

Dominic F. SHORTINO et al., Individually and on behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE CO., a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee (Business and Professional People for the Public Interest et al. Intervening Plaintiffs-Appellees and Cross-Appellants; Sidney Z. Karasik et al., Appellants-Cross Appellees; Leonard Handmacher et al., Cross-Appellees).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

April 17, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Jones, Jr., Howard A. Learner, Chicago, for Appellees Cross Appellants.

Joseph R. Curcio, Ltd., Chicago, for Cross-Appellee, Leonard E. Handmacher.

Joseph L. Goldberg, Chicago, for Cross Appellee—Seymour Schriar.


Justice ZWICK delivered the opinion of the court:

This is a cross-appeal from a circuit court judgment awarding attorney fees to attorneys Leonard Handmacher and Seymour Schriar in a class action. The history of the underlying case is set out in Shortino v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co., 207 Ill.App.3d 52, 151 Ill.Dec. 899, 565 N.E.2d 170 (1990...

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