527 S. Clinton, LLC v. Westloop Equities, LLC

The plaintiff, 527 S. Clinton, LLC, brought the instant suit, seeking judicial declarations that its proposed development of a multistory commercial and residential building would not violate an easement held by the defendant, Westloop Equities, LLC. In two separate orders, the circuit court dismissed two of the three counts of the plaintiffs complaint, finding them to be time barred. As to the third count, the circuit court entered a directed finding in favor of the defendant. The plaintiff now appeals, arguing that all three rulings were improper. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and…