GLENN v. JOHNSON

No. 91305.

764 N.E.2d 47 (2002)

198 Ill.2d 575

261 Ill.Dec. 756

Mary Ann GLENN, Adm'r of the Estate of William E. Glenn, Deceased, Appellee, v. Herschel JOHNSON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

January 25, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas A. LeChien, Richard W. Thompson, Belleville, for appellant.

Alvin C. Paulson, Garrett P. Hoerner, of Becker, Paulson & Hoerner, P.C., Belleville, for appellee.


Justice KILBRIDE delivered the opinion of the court:

This case involves the distribution and allocation of funds received in a third-party settlement pursuant to a wrongful-death action brought by the decedent's personal representative. We are asked to consider: (1) the effect that an employer's right to reimbursement from third-party settlements under the Workers' Compensation Act (Act) (820 ILCS 305/1 et seq. (West 2000)) has on the allocation of attorney...

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