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MORRIS B. CHAPMAN & ASSOC. v. KITZMAN

No. 5-97-1005.

716 N.E.2d 829 (1999)

307 Ill. App.3d 92

240 Ill.Dec. 235

MORRIS B. CHAPMAN & ASSOCIATES, LTD., Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. John KITZMAN and Edna Kitzman, Defendants-Appellees and Cross-Appellants.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

August 27, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris B. Chapman, Clarence W. Harrison II, Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Granite City, for Appellant.

William J. Knapp, Robert J. Evola, Burroughs, Hepler, Broom, MacDonald & Hebrank, Edwardsville, for Appellees.

Justice KUEHN delivered the opinion of the court:

John W. Kitzman III died in an industrial accident. His wife, Karen, hired Morris B. Chapman & Associates, Ltd. (Chapman), to pursue a wrongful death action. Karen agreed to pay Chapman one-third of any recovery. Chapman recovered $800,000 but was only paid $227,040. This action ensued.

The lawsuit filed on behalf of Karen in Missouri named Karen and decedent's parents, John and Edna Kitzman, as his heirs...

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