Legal Opinion

Myers v. Centralia Cartage Co.

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 26, 1981No. 80-560PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Linn

Plaintiff, Frank Myers, Sr., appeals from an order dismissing his personal injury action brought against defendants, Centralia Cartage Company, Associated Truck Lines, Inc., 1 and Frank Vitaco. On appeal plaintiff contends the trial court erred in dismissing the action based on defendants’ statute of limitations defense. Plaintiff asserts that a question of fact exists as to whether the conduct of defendants’ insurer caused plaintiff to file his lawsuit after the statute of limitations had run.

We affirm.

On September 4,1979, plaintiff filed a complaint for personal injuries allegedly resulting…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Kinsey v. ThompsonAppellate Court of Illinois · 1963
  2. Martin v. LevinsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  3. Flagler v. WessmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1970
  4. Wells v. LueberAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
  5. Cassidy v. LuburichAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Whalen v. K Mart Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1988
  2. Anthony Koclanakis, Doing Business as Pan-Olympian Travel Agency v. Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  3. Schoonover v. American Family InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1991
  4. Gecker v. Estate of Flynn (In re Emerald Casino, Inc.)Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
  5. Axia, Inc. v. I. C. Harbour Construction Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986

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