· 6/8/1990
City of Naperville v. Lerch
Citations
- 555 N.E.2d 1187
- 198 Ill. App. 3d 578
- 144 Ill. Dec. 668
- 1990 Ill. App. LEXIS 839
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- award of attorney fees based on ordinance overturned as American Rule prevailed unless there was a statute or agreement to the contrary
- award of attorney fees based on ordinance overturned as American Rule prevailed unless there was a statute or agreement to the contrary
- in the absence of a statute passed by the General Assembly, trial court had no power to award plaintiff home rule municipality attorney fees under its ordinance permitting such award
- in the absence of a statute passed by the General Assembly, trial court had no power to award plaintiff home rule municipality attorney fees under its ordinance permitting such award
- in the absence of a statute passed by the General Assembly, trial court had no power to award plaintiff home rule municipality attorney fees under its ordinance permitting such award
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Judges: McLAREN
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