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· 10/10/2001

J.B. Esker & Sons, Inc. v. Cle-Pa's Partnership

Citations

  • 757 N.E.2d 1271
  • 325 Ill. App. 3d 276
  • 259 Ill. Dec. 136
  • 2001 Ill. App. LEXIS 793

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that defendant who won award of $26,145 was entitled to recover attorney fees as the prevailing party from plaintiff who won award of $938
  • interpreting the term “expenses” in a contract provision by looking to various sources that define “expenses” to include court-reporter fees, document reproduction fees, and postage
  • prohibiting lawyers from charging unreasonable fees and specifying factors governing determination of reasonableness
  • prohibiting lawyers from charging unreasonable fees and specifying factors governing determination of reasonableness
  • “[Attorney fees may be reasonable even if the fees are disproportionate to the monetary amount of an award.”
  • “The fact that the court ruled in plaintiffs favor on some issues does not create a basis for a reduction in the award of attorney fees.”

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Judges: Goldenhersh

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