Lawrence v. Williamson Ford, Inc.

The plaintiff, Daniel Lawrence, filed suit on October 1, 1971, to recover for personal injuries resulting from a 1952 accident, alleging that he had become of age on October 6, 1969. A defense of the statute of limitations based on failure to join the proper party defendant until after the limitations period had run was sustained. Plaintiff appeals from the judgment dismissing his amended complaint.

The original complaint was captioned Daniel Lawrence, plaintiff, against “Frontier Ford, Inc. (formerly Williamson Motor Company, an Illinois corporation), and John Doe, defendants.” In paragraph 2…