Legal Opinion
Eula Locke, as Personal Representative of Ralph C. Locke, Deceased v. Julius Bonello, M.D., G. Bruce Thow, M.D., and Robert B. Rowe, M.D.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1992No. 91-1036PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In this case, we decide whether the Illinois statute of limitations for medical negligence actions is tolled by an appeal to the Illinois Appellate Court of an order of voluntary dismissal. Because we hold that the statute of limitations was tolled by the appeal, we reverse the district court’s dismissal of the plaintiffs’ complaint.
The plaintiffs, Ralph and Eula Locke, first filed a personal injury action in the Circuit Court of Champaign County, Illinois, against the defendants-appellees and the Carle Foundation Hospital on June 27, 1984. That suit was voluntarily…
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