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Municipality May Be Liable In Quantum Meruit Even Though Contract Is Void In Law, Court Says
Happy Thanksgiving Sharp Thinking No. 174 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. November 2019 Municipality May Be Liable In Quantum Meruit Even Though Contract Is Void In Law, Court Says A municipal body can be held liable under the equitable doctrines of quantum meruit and implied in law contracts even…
Read MoreRefi Mortgage Can Take Priority Of Prior Mortgage
Banking Law Roundup SharpThinking No. 173 Perspectives On Developments In The Law From Sharp-Hundley, P.C. October 2019 Refi Mortgage Can Take Priority Of Prior Mortgage By John T. Hundley, John@sharp-hundley.com, 618-242-0200 A mortgage…
Read MoreCourt May Not Hold Creditor In Contempt If There Is “Fair Ground of Doubt” As To Legality Of His Acts
Bankruptcy Law Roundup Sharp Thinking No. 172 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. September 2019 Court May Not Hold Creditor In Contempt If There Is “Fair Ground Of Doubt” As To Legality Of His Acts A court may not hold a creditor in civil contempt for violating a bankruptcy discharge order…
Read MoreLaymen May Not Open Decedent’s Estate Without Lawyer
Litigation Law Roundup Sharp Thinking No. 171 Perspectives on Developments in the Law from Sharp-Hundley, P.C. August 2019 Layman May Not Open Decedent’s Estate Without Lawyer A layman may not represent the legal interests of a decedent’s estate, the majority of a panel in the Appellate Court in Chicago has held. Ruling in…
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