La Societe Anonyme Goro v. Conveyor Accessories, Inc.

Petitioners, La Societe Anonyme Goro and Titan Fasteners, Inc., appeal the trial court’s judgment denying their petition to register a judgment in Du Page County against respondent, Conveyor Accessories, Inc. The Tribunal de Commerce de Paris, in Paris, France, initially entered the judgment, and the Cour D’Appel de Paris, also in Paris, France, modified, but otherwise confirmed, the judgment. The issues on appeal are: (1) whether the trial court erred in determining that the petition is barred by the five-year statute of limitations applicable to actions for which a specific limitations…