Legal Opinion
Santiago v. E.W. Bliss Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided December 21, 2010No. 1—10—0780, 1—10—0796 consPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Connors
Presiding Justice Cunningham and Justice Karnezis concur in the judgment and opinion.
OPINION
This consolidated appeal presents the following certified question: When an injured plaintiff intentionally files a complaint using a fictitious name, without leave of court to use the fictitious name pursuant to section 2 — 401 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/2 — 401 (West 2008)), then subsequent to the expiration of the statute of limitations files an amended complaint with the correct plaintiff’s name, should the court dismiss the cause with prejudice on the motion of a defendant as a…
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