Legal Opinion
Thornton v. Williams
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 28, 1980No. 79-1552PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE PERLIN
delivered the opinion of the court:
This is an appeal from a judgment for property damage resulting from an automobile accident. The sole issue presented for review is whether the defense of res judicata may be waived by a defendant by his failure to affirmatively assert it in a timely fashion.
For reasons hereinafter set forth we affirm the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County.
On July 21, 1973, as a result of a collision between the automobile owned and operated by plaintiff and the automobile operated by defendant, plaintiff sustained personal injury and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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3Cited by26 opinions
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