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WILSON v. CORONET INS. CO.

Nos. 1-96-1827, 1-96-2263.

689 N.E.2d 1157 (1997)

293 Ill. App.3d 992

228 Ill.Dec. 736

Patricia WILSON, as Mother and Next Friend of Joyce Ann Wilson, a Minor, and Assignee of Bruce Sartin, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CORONET INSURANCE COMPANY, Marvin S. Lansky, Fisch, Lansky and Associates, f/k/a Fisch, Lansky and Herman, f/k/a Fisch, Lansky and Greenberg, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

December 31, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friedman & Olson, Ltd., Chicago (Roy Olson, of counsel), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jerome G. McSherry & Associates, Chicago (Joseph M. Eichberger, of counsel), for Defendants-Appellants.

Pretzel & Stouffer, Chartered, Chicago (Robert Marc Chemers, John M. McGregor, of counsel), for Coronet Ins. Co.

Justice CAHILL delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff Patricia Wilson appeals from trial court order dismissing count III of her thirdamended complaint. We review whether a party to a lawsuit may assign a cause of action against his lawyer for breach of fiduciary duty. We conclude that he may not.

In her third-amended complaint, plaintiff alleges that in November 1986, Joyce Ann Wilson was injured when struck by a vehicle driven by Bruce Sartin. Joyce...

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