General Iron Industries, Inc. v. A. Finkl & Sons Co.

FIRST DIVISION September 8, 1997 No. 1-95-2224 GENERAL IRON INDUSTRIES, INC., ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of ) Cook County. Plaintiff-Appellant, ) v. ) ) A. FINKL AND SONS COMPANY, ) The Honorable ) Edwin M. Berman, ) Judge Presiding. Defendant-Appellee. ) JUSTICE GALLAGHER delivered the opinion of the court: This case presents the question of whether the element of continuity is established in an adverse possession case when the true title owner files a petition for bankruptcy before the 20- year statute of limitations has expired. The undisputed facts follow. On December 19, 1977, the…