Legal Opinion
Travelers Casualty & Surety Co. v. Bowman
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided July 24, 2008No. 103759PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kilbride
Chief Justice Thomas and Justices Freeman, Fitzgerald, and Burke concurred in the judgment and opinion.
Justice Carman specially concurred, with opinion, joined by Justice Karmeier.
OPINION
Plaintiff, Travelers Casualty & Surety Company, filed suit against defendants, James A. and Barbara B. Bowman, for breach of a written indemnity agreement relating to performance bonds. The circuit court of Kane County granted the Bowmans’ motion to dismiss, finding the cause of action time-barred by the four-year statute of limitations in section 13 — 214(a) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS…
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