Adcock v. Montgomery Elevator Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE CAMPBELL

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Mark Adcock, appeals an order of the circuit court of Cook County, granting summary judgment in favor of defendant, Montgomery Elevator Company, in an action for negligence. On appeal, plaintiff contends that: (1) the trial court erred in determining that his negligence action is barred by the construction statute of repose (735 ILCS 5/13 — 214(b) (West 1992)); and (2) the construction statute of repose violates the open courts provision of the Illinois Constitution. For the following reasons, we affirm.

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