Christian v. Lincoln Automotive Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Brien
Plaintiff Frank Christian filed suit to recover damages for personal injury due to an allegedly defective hydraulic jack manufactured by the defendants, Lincoln Automotive Company and Pentair, Inc. The defendants filed a motion to dismiss based on a lack of diligence in Christian’s service of process. The trial court denied the defendants’ motion and certified a two-part question for review by this court. We answer the trial court’s certified question of law in the negative, and we affirm in part and reverse in part the trial court’s ruling.
FACTS
On February 7, 2008, the plaintiff, Frank…
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