Israel Munoz v. Jerome Woroszylo

BAILEY, Judge.

Case Summary

[1] After a car accident, Israel Munoz (“Munoz”), an Indiana resident, was sued by Jerome Woroszylo (“Woroszylo”), an Illinois resident, in a federal court in Illinois. Woroszylo filed his case in the federal court shortly before the limitations period for a suit expired. Concluding that it lacked personal jurisdiction over Munoz, the federal court in Illinois dismissed Wor-oszylo’s action.

[2] Woroszylo subsequently filed suit in Tippecanoe County, relying upon the Journey’s Account Statute 1 to preserve his action. Munoz moved to dismiss, contending that the statute…