Ciers v. O.L. Schmidt Barge Lines

12/27/96 1-96-0015 JOSEPH CIERS, ) Appeal from the ) Circuit Court of Plaintiff-Appellant, ) Cook County. ) v. ) ) O.L. SCHMIDT BARGE LINES, INC., ) Honorable ) Arthur A. Sullivan, Jr., Defendant-Appellee. ) Judge Presiding. PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN delivered the opinion of the court: Plaintiff Joseph Ciers appeals from the circuit court order granting defendant's motion for summary judgment based upon the statute of limitations, raising as issues whether (1) defendant should be equitably estopped from asserting a statute of limitations defense; (2) defendant waived the statute of…