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THOMAS v. SKLODOWSKI

No. 1-98-1763.

709 N.E.2d 656 (1999)

303 Ill. App.3d 1028

237 Ill.Dec. 401

Alfred THOMAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert SKLODOWSKI; Sklodowski and Franklin; and Sklodowski, Franklin, Puchalski and Reimer, Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Second Division.

Rehearing Denied April 23, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Bagnall, Fritzshall & Bagnall, Chicago, for plaintiff-appellant.

Gregory A. Bedell, Collins & Bargione, Chicago, for defendants-appellees.

Justice COUSINS delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Alfred Thomas, brought a legal malpractice suit alleging that the negligence of his attorney in not giving him notice of withdrawal led to a default judgment against him in a federal case. The defendants argued that they had exercised reasonable efforts in trying to reach the plaintiff and that the federal court had already decided that issue in their favor by granting the attorney leave to withdraw...

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