Klebe v. Patel

Plaintiff, Kari Klebe, appeals the circuit court’s order dismissing her second amended complaint against defendant, John Psihos, with prejudice based on the statute of limitations. The court held that section 2 — 616 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 616(e) (West 1992)) did not save plaintiff’s complaint because defendant, the contract purchaser of the property where plaintiff was injured, was not a land trust beneficiary within the meaning of that section. On appeal, plaintiff contends that the court erred in concluding that defendant was not a land trust beneficiary.

Plaintiff…