Olson v. Dwinn-Shaffer & Co.

PRESIDING JUSTICE BUCKLEY

delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal arises out of an order of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing plaintiff Kenneth P. Olson’s complaint. The trial court held that plaintiff’s claim was barred by a dismissal entered in a previously filed Federal action involving the same dispute. On appeal, plaintiff contends that section 24 of the Limitations Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 83, par. 24a, now codified at Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 110, par. 13 — 217) authorized the refiling in State court of the same claim previously brought in Federal court.

The…