Highland v. Bracken

Third-party defendants, Steven Williams and the City of Mattoon (hereinafter referred to as third-party defendants), appeal a trial court’s order denying a motion for summary judgment regarding a third-party contribution action. Third-party defendants contend the contribution action was barred by the one-year statute of limitations contained in section 8 — 101 of the Local Governmental and Governmental Employees Tort Immunity Act (Immunity Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 85, par. 8—101).

On May 20, 1987, defendant, Mary Bracken, travelled on a green light west through an intersection,…