Legal Opinion
Pruitt v. Pervan
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 15, 2005No. 1-03-3682PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolfson
The issue in this case is whether the plaintiff can pursue her claim against the owners of the building where she fell, even though her complaint against them was filed after the running of the statute of limitations.
Plaintiff Jennifer Pruitt (Pruitt) appeals the dismissal of her premises liability action against Dobroslav and Vesna Pervan (the Per-vans). The trial court dismissed the Pervans because Pruitt failed to name them as parties within two years of her injury. Pruitt relies on section 2 — 616(d) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 616(d) (West 2002)) for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Ferguson v. City of ChicagoIllinois Supreme Court · 2004
- Nickels v. ReidAppellate Court of Illinois · 1996
- Compton v. UbilluzAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
- Fassero v. TurigliattoAppellate Court of Illinois · 2004
- Manney v. MonroeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2001
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Maggi v. RAS Development, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2011
- Polites v. U.S. Bank National Ass'nAppellate Court of Illinois · 2005
- Mann v. Thomas Place, L.P.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2012
- Hunt Ex Rel. Chiovari v. DartDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2009
- McCarthy v. OMEGA PSI PHI FRATERNITY, INC.Appellate Court of Illinois · 2011
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