Bush v. Continental Casualty Co.

This case comes to us on plaintiff’s appeal from a judgment entered on the pleadings sustaining the defendant’s motion to dismiss the cause of action. The trial court held that the complaint failed to state a cause of action and that the suit was barred by the Statute of Limitations. Ill Rev Stats 1959, c 83, §16.

The complaint was filed on May 19, 1961. Plaintiff alleged that on or about the 15th day of June, 1948, he was engaged in the planning and promotion of medical care and compensation for occupation diseases and injuries due to accidents sustained by Mexican nationals legally working…