Branom v. Miller

PRESIDING JUSTICE SCHEINEMAN

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff, Byge Branom, appeals from an order which dismissed his suit on motion of the defendant, which set up a prior judgment in bar of the action. Plaintiff here contends that the prior judgment was merely a non-suit and that the present suit was filed within one year after the non-suit pursuant to Sec. 24 — A, Ch. 83, Ill. Rev. St., which reads as follows:

“In any of the actions specified in any of the sections of this act ... if the plaintiff be non-suited, then, if the time limit for bringing such action shall have…