Land v. Greenwood

This is a case of legal malpractice. The defendant, a licensed attorney, formerly represented the plaintiff in a personal injury suit. The defendant was discharged by the plaintiff and new counsel employed. Thereafter, plaintiff’s personal injury suit was dismissed with prejudice for failure to obtain summons within a reasonable time on the defendants there. Plaintiff, through successor counsel, then brought the instant action. Defendant moved to dismiss pursuant to section 2 — 619(a)(9) of the Code of Civil Procedure (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1983, ch. 110, par. 2 — 619(a)(9)), and the motion was…