Arnold Schaffner, Inc. v. Goodman

Plaintiff filed an action pursuant to section 24 of the Limitations Act after a previously filed complaint had been dismissed for want of prosecution. (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 83, par. 24a.) Defendant filed a motion to dismiss alleging that the action was barred by the res judicata effect of the prior dismissal and by the statute of limitations. The court dismissed plaintiff’s action without prejudice and plaintiff appeals presenting the following issues for review: (1) whether the order dismissing plaintiff’s action is a final appealable order; and (2) whether the court erred in dismissing…