Loughran v. a & M Moving & Storage Co.

This record presents two questions for our determination:

1. In a suit for personal injuries and property damage, does passage of the limitation period bar the action as regards a newly impleaded defendant or may the cause proceed under section 46(4) of the Civil Practice Act? Ill. Rev. Stat. 1971, ch. 110, par. 46(4).

2. Is the impleaded defendant estopped from pleading the statute of limitations by the conduct of its insurer?

Ardell Loughran (plaintiff) appeals from an order granting the motion of the impleaded defendant, United Van Lines (United) to dismiss her amended complaint. The order…