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NEWPORT TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT v. PAVELICH

Docket No. 2-11-1317.

980 N.E.2d 1196 (2012)

2012 IL App (2d) 111317

366 Ill. Dec. 837

NEWPORT TOWNSHIP ROAD DISTRICT and Daniel Dziekan, in His Official Capacity as the Newport Township Highway Commissioner, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. George PAVELICH, in His Official Capacity as the Supervisor of Newport Township and the Treasurer of the Newport Township Road District; Newport Township; Richard Galgan and Beth Hartford, in Their Official Capacities as Newport Township Trustees; and Deborah Spurgeon, in Her Official Capacity as Newport Township Clerk and Newport Township Road District Clerk, Defendants-Appellants (Katherine Newyear and Michael Gallagher, Defendants).

Appellate Court of Illinois, Second District.

November 19, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Long , of Daniels, Long & Pinsel, LLC, of Washington, for appellants.

Keri-Lyn J. Krafthefer , Thomas G. DiCianni , and David L. Ader , all of Ancel Glink Diamond Bush DiCianni & Krafthefer, PC, of Chicago, for appellees.

OPINION

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

¶ 1 Defendants appeal the trial court's order that the Newport township board allocate funds from the road district's budget for payment of plaintiffs' legal fees. On appeal, defendants argue that: (1) the trial court erred by denying their motion to dismiss; (2) the Newport Township highway commissioner was not justified in retaining independent counsel; (3) there is no authority...

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