CHERNEY v. SOLDINGER

No. 1-97-3616.

702 N.E.2d 231 (1998)

299 Ill. App.3d 1066

234 Ill.Dec. 65

Jerry CHERNEY and Robert Gainsberg, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Larry SOLDINGER, Defendant-Appellant (Larry Soldinger, Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Legal Financial Associates, Inc. and Eagle Insurance Agency, Inc., Third-Party Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fifth Division.

October 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stanley J. Parzen, Edward H. Williams and James C. Schroeder of Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, for Defendant-Appellant.

David R. Herzog, Layfer, Cohen & Handelsman, Ltd., Chicago, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.


Justice HOURIHANE delivered the opinion of the court:

This matter comes before the court as an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308. 155 Ill.2d R. 308. We are asked to determine whether the unqualified release of one of two parties who caused a monetary loss to plaintiffs precludes a claim by plaintiffs against the other party for breach of fiduciary duty, considering the provisions of the Joint Tortfeasor Contribution Act (Act) (740 ILCS 100/2...

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