Hardimon v. Carle Clinic Ass'n

Defendants filed an interlocutory appeal pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 308(a) (Official Reports Advance Sheet No. 26 (December 22, 1993), R. 308(a), eff. February 1, 1994) based on denial of their motion to strike and dismiss plaintiffs timely complaint for failure to obtain the appointment of a personal representative of the estate prior to the expiration of the two-year limitations period. The trial court certified two questions for interlocutory review. As will be explained, we address only the first:

"(a) When an initial Complaint is filed on December 23, 1991, which alleges that the…