Dillie v. Bisby

PRESIDING JUSTICE HEIPLE

delivered the opinion of the court:

In this personal injury action, the defendants filed motions to dismiss with prejudice because of the plaintiff’s failure to exercise due diligence in obtaining service of process after the statute of limitations had run. (Supreme Court Rule 103 (87 Ill. 2d R. 103).) The plaintiff filed a motion for voluntary dismissal. The plaintiff’s motion was granted, and the defendants’ motions were denied.

On appeal to this court, we held that the orders granting the motion for voluntary dismissal and denying the motion to dismiss were not final…