CWIK v. GIANNOULIAS

No. 108313.

930 N.E.2d 990 (2010)

237 Ill.2d 409

David CWIK, Successor Independent Adm'r of the Estate of Genowefa Bogdanowicz, et al., Appellants, v. Alexi GIANNOULIAS, Treasurer of the State of Illinois, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

May 20, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Wylie, Donaldson Guin LLC, Charles R. Watkins, Futterman Howard Ashley Watkins & Weltman, Chtrd., Arthur T. Susamn, Matthew T. Hurst, Glenn L. Hara, Susman Heffner & Hurst LLP, William J. Harter, Walter Piecewicz, Chicago, for appellants.

Lisa Madigan, Atty. Gen., Springfield (Michael A. Scodro, Solicitor Gen., Brett E. Legner, Christopher M.R. Turner, Asst. Attorneys Gen., of Chicago, of counsel), Steven M. Puiszis, Robert T. Shannon, Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP, of Chicago, for appellees.


OPINION

Justice KARMEIER delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion.

In this appeal, plaintiffs challenge the state's retention of interest earned on property held by the state pursuant to section 15 of the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act (765 ILCS 1025/15 (West 2004)). In proceedings below, the circuit court of Cook County denied the defendants' motion to dismiss plaintiffs' amended complaint, which sought recovery of interest on plaintiff...

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