Legal Opinion
Eighner v. Tiernan
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided September 23, 2021No. 126101PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
2021 IL 126101
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS (Docket No. 126101) STANLEY EIGHNER, Appellant, v. PATRICIA J. TIERNAN, Appellee. Opinion filed September 23, 2021. CHIEF JUSTICE ANNE M. BURKE delivered the judgment of the court, with opinion. Justices Garman, Theis, Neville, Michael J. Burke, Overstreet, and Carter concurred in the judgment and opinion. OPINION ¶1 The principal issue presented in this appeal is whether the phrase “may commence a new action” in section 13-217 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/13-217 (West 1994)) 1 refers to a new lawsuit, with a new…
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