Legal Opinion
Polites v. U.S. Bank National Ass'n
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 13, 2005No. 1-04-2403PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Garcia
The plaintiff Harry Polites appeals the dismissal of his personal injury action against U.S. Bank National Association. The trial court dismissed U.S. Bank because Polites failed to name it as a defendant within two years of his injury. Polites relies on section 2 — 616(d) of the Illinois Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 616(d) (West 2002)) for his contention that his amended complaint naming U.S. Bank related back to his original complaint. Because we agree with Polites, we reverse and remand.
BACKGROUND
On June 5, 2000, Polites went to a U.S. Bank branch office located at 744…
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